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  2. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Wikipedia

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    One such plea essentially claims double jeopardy while another plea places the punishment if found guilty into the hands of the jury rather than the magistrate. A plea of "nolo contendere" is, according to Texas, essentially a "guilty" plea, except the plea cannot be used in a civil case that may follow a criminal one to prove guilt.

  3. Texas Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Up to 1 year in county jail Vehicular Manslaughter (Gross Negligence) Up to 1 year in county jail as a misdemeanor. 2, 4, or 6 years in state prison as a felony. Vehicular Manslaughter for Financial Gain 4, 6, or 10 years in state prison Involuntary Manslaughter 2, 3, or 4 years (a strike under California Three Strikes Law if a firearm was used)

  5. Grand jury indictment means Texas could seek death penalty ...

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    Prosecutors could seek the death penalty against a Mexican national charged with fatally shooting five people in a Texas home, after a grand jury indicted him for capital murder, the district ...

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  8. Murder in Texas law - Wikipedia

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    The felony murder rule in Texas, codified in Texas Penal Code § 19.02(b)(3), [2] states that a person commits murder if he or she "commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, the person commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human ...

  9. Grand juries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    It requires grand juries to be composed of 16 to 23 members and that 12 members must concur in an indictment. [15] [16] A grand jury is instructed to return an indictment if the probable cause standard has been met. The grand jury's decision is either a "true bill" (formerly billa vera, resulting in an indictment), or "no true bill".