Garcia v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 22 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “I would like an instruction on an involuntary act, that specifically being, you are instructed that a person commits an offense only if he voluntarily engages in conduct, including an act, omission, or possession, conduct [sic] is not rendered involuntary merely because a person did not intend the results of his conduct. Therefore, if you believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on the occasion in question the defendant, Alfred Brown, did cause the death of Joseph Car-aballo by shooting him with a gun as alleged in the indictment, but you further believe from the evidence or have a reasonable doubt thereof that the shooting was the result of an accidental discharge of the gun and was not the voluntary act or conduct of the defendant, you will acquit the defendant and say by your verdict not guilty.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Brown v. State · Shugart v. State