Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Our law provides that a person commits robbery if, in the course of committing theft of property, as that term is hereinafter defined, and with intent to obtain or maintain control of corporeal personal property of another, he intentionally or knowingly threatens or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death. The offense is aggravated robbery if the person commits robbery as above defined and exhibits a deadly weapon. A “knife” is a deadly weapon. [[Image here]] Now, therefore, if you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about the 27th day of November, 2001, in Gregg County, Texas, the defendant, Asher Dewayne Blan-son did then and there while in the course of committing theft of property, as that term has been heretofore defined herein, and with intent to obtain or maintain control of said property, intentionally or knowingly threaten or place Kirk Womack in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, and the defendant did then and there use or exhibit a deadly weapon, to-wit: a knife, then you will find the defendant guilty of aggravated robbery as charged in paragraph A of the indictment. Unless you so find from the evidence beyond/ a reasonable doubt, or if you have fa. reasonable doubt thereof, you will acquit the defendant of aggravated robbery as charged in paragraph A and next consider whether the defendant is guilty of robbery as charged in paragraph B of the indictment.”

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