Appellant's Intent in Organized Robbery and Theft

The court addressed an appeal in a criminal case where the appellant participated in multiple robberies and thefts with varying accomplices. The central issue was proving the appellant's intent regarding organized criminal conduct, as the court requires proof that the perpetrator knew and willed the facts supporting a finding of organized commission. The reasoning emphasized that for organized crime to be established, the will of the perpetrators must be directed toward jointly committing a plurality of future, albeit individually undetermined, offenses, necessitating particularly careful investigation into the subjective intent of the accused during the investigative and preliminary proceedings, especially given the severity of mandatory minimum sentences for organized robbery.