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Washington v. Texas, 388 U.S. 14 (1967), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided that the Compulsory Process Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution (guaranteeing the right of a criminal defendant to force the attendance of witnesses for their side) is applicable in state courts as well as federal courts. [1]
Chapter 5, Articles 5.04 and 5.05 detail the duties of peace officers when responding to family violence calls. These include protecting the victim, helping the victim move to a safer place, and providing victims with written instructions about the legal actions they can take to protect themselves from the offender.
In addition, grand jury witnesses may be prosecuted for perjury or making false statements in their testimony. In Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441 (1972), the US Supreme Court confronted the issue of the type of immunity, use or transactional, constitutionally required to compel testimony. The Court ruled that the grant of use and ...
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[3] The Texas Constitution requires the Texas Legislature to revise, digest, and publish the laws of the state; however, it has never done so regularly. [4] In 1925 the Texas Legislature reorganized the statutes into three major divisions: the Revised Civil Statutes, Penal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure.
Witnesses testified about emergency treatment for Robin Waddell after the defendant allegedly shot her outside a police station. Judge rules detective who watched live trial video can testify.
The size of the grand jury and the number of grand jurors required to issue an indictment varies among the states and even, at times, within a single state. [19] A supermajority of jurors, such as two-third or three-fourths, is usually needed to recommend an indictment or criminal charge. [6]
This means that dueling is still legal according the Texas penal code. The law states that any two individuals who feel the need to fight can agree to mutual combat through a signed, verbal or ...