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D and four others got guns from a nearby automobile and then fired about 35-40 shots at a passing Bronco. They struck the vehicle, and an 8-year-old boy was fatally injured. D was convicted and appealed. D claims that the court improperly instructed the jury on the principle of vicarious liability of a conspirator under Pinkerton.

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