Escobar v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
December 2010
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Butler v. State · Houston v. State · Benson v. State · Beardsley v. State · Patterson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“on or about the 12th day of September, 1991, in Cameron County, Texas, Paul R. Colella did intentionally or knowingly cause the death of the individuals, Michael Lavesphere and David Ray Taylor, by shooting them with a gun and that the defendant Brenda B. Colella, then and there knew of the intent, if any, of said Paul R. Colella to shoot and kill the said Michael Lavesphere and David Ray Taylor and the defendant acted with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense by Paul R. Colella, by encouraging, directing, aiding, attempting to aid, to commit the offense of causing the death of Michael Lavesphere and David Ray Taylor.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Colella v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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