Court Opinion

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Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-09-29 00:19:48.443997+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:31:01.012247
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Conceded A-tanA W Vsad p\anned Ao Fob Somebody and
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tWnd Somebody ^o rob. Hr. LasAet Uias AAr\e\r fando<n
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COY     (X persoA Cta«n«rviAs muxde? undex se_A\oA v^.oaCbAtO
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        U/>.d€x AW Aavo of pat Vies % a        person man be e'on-
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QnoVber fot _Wcb be \S cr/\m\c\a \\v^ respansvbW . IdlT.ol
fa^N.     See_A\OA    1-0_'Ca,\(^     of AW Texas       Pu.aoA Code pro
vider AV\aA a person \s erimxaaWv^ rei>poAS\b\e fi»r an
offense CocrxcA\AWd b\^ ¥W eondweA of anoAVvejr \f ifieAinOj
UjiVYx inAen-A Atj pcumoAe    or ass\sA Abe Co«acc\\ss\oa of Abe
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Ao Cacfx^ _u\ ex Conspuacu, W comtr\\'A one re\onu,»anoVWiC
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A«d» AYxauab,        Havana, t\o \nAenA \© Comw\iA \\ % if Abe
offense UJQS CortxmiAAed \n YutAWfance            of AW un\aiofu-\
purpose and uuas one AbaA sbouAd baoe W«a anA\~
cipa^ed as a cesuYA of Carru^nc^ ouA AW Conspiracy.
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Vc»e appVxed V© a capxAaA- murder Case -Vboua^b no\ a Weqcd
Q<$a\nsA Abe cAef^xdaAA xa Abe indicArAeLAA. Wood V. SAaAe.*
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he. coAuJcAed so\e\uJ on a coASp\facu Abeco^y of adpaWxUAv^
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Abe \urUj uJaS auAWu_ed bu^ Abe \ria\ oourA's abatcye
Ao cor\vi\c\   Mr. "Jacobs   as   a   pr\ tnacv^ acW Ao caoVVoA
onucdec or ^ a \ AecnaA\Ve\\^ » as a parAv^ Ao capxA«i\ mundef
und^r Abe 'provisions of secACoAS ToaCcACi^ or ToaCbY
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urned a qeneraV v/erdicA-> P*Ad\Ac^ lAr. Jacobs r^uuA^ of
CapiAaA murder.     U)b^N    a iarx^ reAvATAs c a^n^^aA VerditA
arxd Abe euCdencc is, suffccvenA Ao SupporA a <^uv\\^ finding
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be upbeAd.       ftabbanx V. SAaAe * $4T S.vo.ad S'SS >55 &(Tex .
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leaja\ sufficiency sAaAdacd of revneio \o eack Abeoru, of
AW offtnse as SubnxiAAed \o Abe ^uf^ \a AW coutAs chairae.
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cv\d Ac\\\ed V\t. LasW u>x4\\ a taxmmer > V*r> Jacobs coaVd
noA bauc \AAeAVxonaVl^ caused AA\e deaAb of Re UsAer \>4
sWxkirA W<^ i-xAb a dead\uJ weapon v cvxcl AW evidence
ujas accordingVu, » Ve^aVlu,- \j\SufAKc\en\ W Support fAf-^iutes
CanxMcAum as a priiAari^ aaW. See e.a,, Ciscxeros V. SAaAei
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