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                                                                   NAY 22 2015
       MAY 22 2015
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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-
X/lcAed     aS   G park* At> aA o PPanse        if 4be offense \s
ComrAiAVed bv^ b\s auirs CoA.du.eA oc bv^ AW Condue_V of
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
offense i    be soUclAsi eAc-ouraaes • diceaAs » a\ds i             oC
aAVetvxpAs Ao a\d Abe oAber person b Gomm\A -VW oftVvae.
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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^
COAAaxned in Abe ^ufv^ cbaroe-» Fu\Wr M. SAaAe* .fc£.T 5.W.
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      AA   AW eof\c\us\ofx of Abe CyixVA-\ nnoceAee sAa^ex
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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WousW Ll44Vv \^xsVYaoo_ > peA. Cef*dY             Tbe   \uf^ ret
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
Under ovnu^ oP Abe aWe^abxons submxAAed i Abe VerdfcA uxAl
be upbeAd.       ftabbanx V. SAaAe * $4T S.vo.ad S'SS >55 &(Tex .
CLcC*\. App, V^vb    Tber«Gre,AW- CoutAs SbouAd otppbyAW
leaja\ sufficiency sAaAdacd of revneio \o eack Abeoru, of
AW offtnse as SubnxiAAed \o Abe ^uf^ \a AW coutAs chairae.
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     _ee_use A-W evidence c\eac\u es\«h\\sbed AbaA \Au
TiIWxa * Ao\ VAt. 3acobS i u)QS AW person u}bo<n sVcuck
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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