[don-o]

Yes. I had already posted a link to the law. Here is a discussion of guidelines on how it is to be used.

Three’s the key … but you’ll need more

Please read it carefully and thoughtfully. Does not common sense recoil at the very idea that 177 people could have violated this law on 5/17/15?

[Sherman Logan]

My comment was not with regard to this particular case. It was a general comment on the difficulty of prosecuting individual members of a large crowd.

FWIW, I’m not comfortable with the procedures in this case. I do, however, recognize that the alternative might very well have been to not file charges at all. Which would mean any group with enough people in it could commit crimes with impunity.

I assume there are extensive video files. I don’t see why it should take more than a few days to review it and determine which participants should be charged with which crimes.

[TexasGator]

"Please read it carefully and thoughtfully." Yes! Read the actual case decision carefully! "Importantly, we note that one may engage in organized crime by committing one or more of the proscribed acts with the intent to establish a combination;  accordingly, the proscribed action may be the first actual crime committed by a member of the combination. - See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-criminal-appeals/1079370.html#sthash.SClICFDU.dpuf