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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.
On August 15, 2014, Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted by a Travis County grand jury, but has since been cleared on all charges. [1] [2] [3] The first charge of the indictment was abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, for threatening to veto $7.5 million in funding for the Public Integrity Unit, a state public corruption prosecutors department.
Aug. 2—The following is a list of recent first and second-degree felony dispositions from the Ector County District Clerk's Office. Victor Armendariz. Lesser included offense of robbery. Guilty ...
During the five-day trial held in Lubbock, Texas, one of the three counts was dropped, leaving two alleged instances of perjury. He was acquitted on one count and found guilty on the second count. [19] Coleman was sentenced to 10 years probation with a $7500 fine. [20] The 7th Court of Appeals of Texas in 2006 upheld the conviction. [21]
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. ... National Republicans target Henry Cuellar’s South Texas seat after indictment. ... Get an up-close look at today’s biggest issues at Texas’ breakout ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will stand trial on securities fraud charges in April, a judge ruled Monday, more than eight years after the Republican was indicted and a month after his ...
The Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), [1] the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, [2] the Travel Act (enacted 1961), [3] the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (enacted 1970), [4] and the federal program bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666 (enacted 1984), [5] permit the ...
A Texas woman arrested for attempting to drown a three-year-old girl and hurting the girl's six-year-old brother was accused of attacking the children for being Muslim.