enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Texas Penal Code - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Penal_Code

   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.

3. List of Texas state prisons - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Texas_state_prisons

   It does not include federal prisons or county jails, nor does it include the North Texas State Hospital; though the facility houses those classified as "criminally insane" (such as Andrea Yates) the facility is under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Facilities listed are for males unless otherwise stated.

4. Criminal records in the United States - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_records_in_the...

   In the United States, any person, including a private investigator, criminal research or background check company, may go to a county courthouse and search an index of criminal records by name and date of birth or have a county clerk search for records on an individual. Such a search may produce information about criminal and non-criminal ...

5. National Incident-Based Reporting System - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Incident-Based...

   A Level 2 segment is submitted for each offense and provides details on the offense such as the UCR offense code, whether or not the offense was completed, the location type, number of premises entered (only valid for burglaries), type of criminal activity and the type of weapon or force used in the crime.

6. Are citizens’ arrests legal in Texas? State law is blurry and ...

   www.aol.com/citizens-arrests-texas-legal-lines...

   Article 14.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure states that a peace officer “or other person” can make an arrest without a warrant when an offense is committed in their presence or ...

7. Murder in Texas law - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_Texas_law

   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 ...