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George E Dicks, "Entry to Execute Search Warrants in Texas Criminal Procedure" (1992) 19 American Journal of Criminal Law 159 (No 2, Winter 1992) ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by article 1.01 of this Act.
Texas law states: “A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed ...
An arrest without warrant is generally allowed when: The person has committed a felony or misdemeanor , and the officer has witnessed it A felony has been committed and the officer reasonably believes, known as probable cause , the person being arrested is the one who has committed it, as long as immediately after a warrant is obtained from the ...
Search incident to a lawful arrest, commonly known as search incident to arrest (SITA) or the Chimel rule (from Chimel v.California), is a U.S. legal principle that allows police to perform a warrantless search of an arrested person, and the area within the arrestee’s immediate control, in the interest of officer safety, the prevention of escape, and the preservation of evidence.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas.The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, and private correctional facilities, funding and certain oversight of community supervision, and supervision of offenders released from prison on ...
In 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that tablets would “fundamentally change” communication for the state’s more than 100,000 prison ...
A Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of her toddler’s murder and her conviction should be overturned, judge finds Andy Rose, CNN November 15, 2024 at 12:21 PM
5. Furthermore, their jurisdiction to arrest, without warrant, extends throughout the county, where they have full arrest powers. See Texas Local Government Code §86.021 and Texas Attorney General's Opinion GA-0189. 6. They also have full arrest powers outside of their jurisdiction, while in the state, except for certain traffic violations.