tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604463807371446221.post5261328289420920526..comments2024-03-24T02:22:29.512-07:00Comments on Lethal Injection: USA (Texas) Kenneth Eugene Foster (m), black, aged 30sisselnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530803973645146325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604463807371446221.post-990041046720128442007-08-12T12:50:00.000-07:002007-08-12T12:50:00.000-07:00There seems to be some confusion about the law of ...There seems to be some confusion about the law of parties. A criminal has to do a lot more than just being there.<BR/><BR/>Under the law of parties, a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense committed by the conduct of another if the person acts with an intent to promote or assist in the commission of the offense, and solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid another person to commit the offense. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. ยง 7.02(a)(2)(Vernon 2003). In evaluating whether a defendant is a party to an offense, the court may examine the events occurring before, during, or after the offense is committed and may rely on the defendant's actions showing an understanding and common design to commit the offense. See Marable v. State, 85 S.W.3d 287, 293 (Tex.Crim.App.2002). Mere presence at the scene of a crime does not implicate an individual as a party. However, participation in a criminal offense may be inferred from the circumstances. Beardsley v. State, 738 S.W.2d 681, 684 (Tex.Crim.App.1987). Circumstantial evidence alone may be sufficient to show that an individual is a party to an offense. See Miranda v. State, 813 S.W.2d 724, 732 (Tex.App. San Antonio 1991, pet. ref'd).dudleysharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796468204722853648noreply@blogger.com