Sec. 7.02. CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER. (a) A person is criminally responsible for an of fense committed by the conduct of another if: ...(2) acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, he solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid the other person to commit the offense ...
That's mightly close to my statement that "in order to obtain a guilty verdict under law of the parties, the state will have to produce evidence that an accused directed or encouraged violence."
There is also the intent element, which the state must also produce evidence for, should the state choose to pursue a "law of the parties" prosecution.
“You are an idiot.
Sec. 7.02. CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER. (a) A person is criminally responsible for an of fense committed by the conduct of another if: ...
(2) acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, he solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid the other person to commit the offense ...
That’s mightly close to my statement that “in order to obtain a guilty verdict under law of the parties, the state will have to produce evidence that an accused directed or encouraged violence.”
But nevermind. They are not being prosecuted under 7.02 so it doesn’t apply.