Varvaro v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent that a capital felony or felony of the first degree be committed, he requests, commands, or attempts to induce another to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding his conduct as the actor believes them to be, would constitute the felony or make the other a party to its commission. (b) A person may not be convicted under this section on the uncorroborated testimony of the person allegedly solicited and unless the solicitation is made under circumstances strongly corroborative of both the solicitation itself and the actor’s intent that the other person act on the solicitation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Norrid v. State · Thomas v. State

2. “§ 19.03. Capital Murder (a) A person commits an offense if he commits murder as defined under Section 19.02(a)(1) and: [[Image here]] (3) the person commits the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration or employs another to commit the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration. ...”

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

3. “The actual oral solicitation to commit the capital murder made by Varvaro of [the officer] in Room 405 of the motel was recorded. The tape was admitted into evidence and played before the jury. That tape alone provides sufficient corroboration of [the officer’s] live testimony.”

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