Vasquez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “III. A person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is committed by his own conduct, by the conduct of another for which he is criminally responsible, or by both. Each party to an offense may be charged with the commission of the offense. A person is criminally responsible for the offense committed by the conduct of another if, acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, he solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid the other person to commit the offense. Mere presence alone will not constitute one a party to the offense. IV. Now bearing in mind the foregoing instructions, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about November 14, 2008, in Fort Bend County, Texas, the defendant, [Anibal] Vasquez, acting alone or as a party (as herein defined), while in the course of committing theft of property owned by Jenny Funez-Guevara, and with the intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, intentionally or knowingly threatened or placed Jenny Fu-nez-Guevra in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, and the defendant did then and there use or exhibit a deadly weapon, to wit: a firearm, then you will find the defendant “Guilty" of the charge of Aggravated Robbery as alleged in the indictment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Vasquez v. State

2. “I believe — Paragraph Four, I believe the correct application is, first of all, they just have as defined. I believe the proper one is either the defendant while in the course of committing theft of property, and then or that Alexis Martinez did intentionally and knowingly while in the course of committing theft of property, and that the defendant participating with the intent to promote, assist, acting — whatever that language is in there — did aid, assist, et cetera.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Vasquez v. State