Texas HB2649 modifies the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for coconspirator conduct in capital murder cases.

Texas HB2649 amends Section 7.02(b) of the Penal Code to clarify that if, in the attempt to carry out a conspiracy to commit one felony, another felony is committed by one of the conspirators, all conspirators are guilty of the felony actually committed. This change does not apply to the prosecution of capital murder. The bill specifies that the offense must have been committed in furtherance of the unlawful purpose and should have been anticipated as a result of the conspiracy.

Texas HB2649 modifies the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for coconspirator conduct in capital murder cases.

Texas HB2649 amends Section 7.02(b) of the Penal Code to clarify that if, in the attempt to carry out a conspiracy to commit one felony, another felony is committed by one of the conspirators, all conspirators are guilty of the felony actually committed. This change does not apply to the prosecution of capital murder. The bill specifies that the offense must have been committed in furtherance of the unlawful purpose and should have been anticipated as a result of the conspiracy.