Winfrey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. “A person commits the offense of conspiracy if, with intent that a felony be committed, she agrees with one or more persons to engage in conduct that would constitute the offense, and she performs an overt act in pursuance of the agreement. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 15.02 (a) (West 2003). . . . Moreover, there was no evidence, other than the scent lineup evidence, from which an agreement between Winfrey and her brother or father to commit the crime could be inferred.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Winfrey, Megan AKA Megan Winfrey Hammond

2. “[i]t is unnecessary for every fact to point directly and independently to the guilt of the accused; it is enough if the finding of guilt is warranted by the cumulative force of all the incriminating evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Winfrey, Megan AKA Megan Winfrey Hammond

3. “the reviewing court is required to defer to the jury's credibility and weight determinations because the jury is the sole judge of the witnesses' credibility and the weight to be given their testimony.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Winfrey, Megan AKA Megan Winfrey Hammond