Banks v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “There is sufficient evidence to prove that a conspiracy existed between Snell and Banks to sell cocaine between October of 1993 and August of 1994. The existence of this conspiracy is corroborated by Cooper's testimony. There is also sufficient evidence to support the existence of a conspiracy between McMorris and Banks. The problem as pointed out by Judge McMillin is that there is nothing to connect these two conspiracies. It is difficult to determine whether the incident involving McMorris was used to prove Banks's participation in the charged conspiracy or merely to show Banks's propensity to participate in such crimes.”

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

2. “[w]hile the State may be permitted to charge a conspiracy in somewhat general terms, it would appear . . . that, by the conclusion of the State's proof in its case-in-chief, there should emerge a reasonably discernable picture of the State's theory of its case.”

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