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John F Onion Jr, "A New Code of Criminal Procedure for Texas" (1965) 9 Public Affairs Comment 1 (November 1965); "A New Code of Criminal Procedure for Texas" in Practicing Texas Politics, Houghton Mifflin, 1971, Chapter 5-6, p 288.
The first codification of Texas criminal law was the Texas Penal Code of 1856. Prior to 1856, criminal law in Texas was governed by the common law , with the exception of a few penal statutes. [ 3 ] In 1854, the fifth Legislature passed an act requiring the Governor to appoint a commission to codify the civil and criminal laws of Texas.
In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...
One of the suspects convicted in the murder of an Irving, Texas police officer nearly 24 years ago will be granted a new trial after a ruling from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
The de facto codifications are Vernon's Texas Statutes Annotated and Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, commonly known as Vernon's. [4] [6] The unannotated constitution, codes, and statutes can also be accessed online through a website of the Texas Legislative Council. [6] Gammel's Laws of Texas contains relevant legislation from 1822-1897. [7]
Cal. Code — California Code (unofficial text? [3]) Cal. Code Reg. — California Code of Regulations (see: CCR below) CCR — California Code of Regulations (official text?) (source: Thomson/West) Cert. — Certiorari (appeal to a higher court) CIC — Codex Iuris Canonici, the Code of Canon Law (further specified as 1983 CIC or 1917 CIC)
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that special court supervision may end at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, which takes custody of migrant children after they have been in Border ...
Title 18 of the United States Code is the main criminal code of the federal government of the United States. [1] The Title deals with federal crimes and criminal procedure.In its coverage, Title 18 is similar to most U.S. state criminal codes, which typically are referred to by names such as Penal Code, Criminal Code, or Crimes Code. [2]