ch 7 Texas Penal Code: Responsibility for Another's Conduct
The provided text contains excerpts from the Texas Penal Code, Chapter 7, which establishes the legal principles governing criminal responsibility for the conduct of another. Subchapter A defines complicity, stating that an individual is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if committed by their own conduct or the conduct of another for which they are responsible, and abolishes traditional distinctions between accomplices and principals. It outlines conditions under which a person is criminally responsible for the actions of another, including aiding an innocent person to commit a crime, soliciting or aiding a person with intent to promote the offense, or failing to prevent a crime when legally obligated to do so. Furthermore, the text addresses conspiracy liability, making all conspirators guilty of an unforeseen felony committed during the conspiracy if it was in furtherance of the unlawful purpose and reasonably anticipated. Subchapter B extends these principles to corporations, associations, limited liability companies, and other business entities, defining terms like "agent" and "high managerial agent" and establishing the conditions under which these entities or individuals acting on their behalf incur criminal responsibility.
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