Planter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The defendant, William Edward Planter, stands charged by indictment with the offense of solicitation to commit capital murder, alleged to have been committed on or about the 22 n<i day of December, 1994, in Harris County, Texas ... A person commits the offense of solicitation to commit capital murder if, with intent that a capital murder be committed, he requests, commands, or attempts to induce another to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding his conduct as the defendant believes them to be, would constitute capital murder or make the other a party to its commission. A person commits the offense of murder if he intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual. A person commits the offense of capital murder if he employs another to commit the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration. A person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect to the nature of his conduct when it is his conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct. A person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, with respect to the nature of his conduct or to circumstances surrounding his conduct when he is aware of the nature of his conduct or that the circumstances exist. All persons are parties to an offense who are guilty of acting together in the commission of the offense. A person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is committed by his own conduct, by the conduct of another for which he is criminally responsible”

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