Reyes v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 state decisions

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1. “All persons are parties to an offense who are guilty of acting together in the commission of an offense. A person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is committed by his own conduct, or by the conduct of another for which he is criminally responsible, or both. Each party to an offense may be charged with the commission of the offense. Mere presence alone will not make a person a party to an offense. A person is criminally responsible for an 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. V. Now, if you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 2nd day of January, 1985, in Hidalgo County, Texas, the Defendant, CARL DAVID WILLIAMSON, did then and there, without the effective consent of Eleobardo DeLeon, the owner thereof, enter a habitation, with intent to commit aggravated assault or, acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, if any, solicited, encouraged, directed, aided, or attempted to aid Ron (last name unknown) and Splash (last name unknown), to commit the offense charged, as defined above, and that the said Ron (last name unknown) and Splash (last name unknown), did then and there, in Hidalgo County, Texas, on or about the 2nd day of January 1985, without the effective consent of Eleobar-do De Leon, the owner thereof, ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williamson v. State

2. “"Ruben Garcia Reyes is also charged with the offense of murder. The murder of Francisco Blas Luna. And we told you from the very beginning, ladies and gentlemen, the law of parties. We’re not saying that this man pulled the trigger. We’re not saying that he’s responsible for it. We are saying that he ordered the death of Francisco Bias Luna. We are saying that he’s the one that is responsible for Francisco Bias Luna not being here today to tell you his story. [[Image here]] "Both, Mr. Ramon, for the Defense, and I, told you what the law of parties was. The Judge tells you what the law of parties is in the Court’s Charge. Read it carefully. Look if it applies. "Mr. Ramon told you that there was a saying as to what the law of parties is. It’s in Spanish. I can't tell you what it is in Spanish, but you all may recall it. ‘But each party to an offense may be charged with commission of the offense,’ is the way that it is charged, ladies and gentlemen. That's why Ruben Garcia Reyes is being charged. Not because we know that he’s the one that shot Francisco Bias Luna. Joel Villarreal testified that he saw Roel Reyes slice the throat of Francisco Bias Luna. Joel Villarreal also testified that Roel Reyes shot him, and then, him having been shot, he didn’t see who shot Francisco Bias Luna." (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reyes v. State

3. ““You are further instructed that the mere presence of Defendant RUBEN GARCIA REYES at the scene of the murder, if any, of FRANCISCO LUNA, would not constitute the defendant criminally responsible as a party to the offense, if any, and if you should find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that someone other than the defendant did then and there commit the said murder of said FRANCISCO LUNA as aforesaid, but you further find and believe from the evidence, or you have a reasonable doubt thereof, that the Defendant RUBEN GARCIA REYES. “1) did not at the time and place in question possess an intent to promote or assist the commission by some other person or persons of the murder offense charged in the indictment herein; or “2) did not agree to or solicit, encourage, direct, aid, or attempt to aid either some other person or persons, in the commission of said murder, then you will find the Defendant RUBEN GARCIA REYES ‘Not Guilty’ of the offense of murder as charged in the indictment herein.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reyes v. State