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  2. Battery (crime) - Wikipedia

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    Much confusion can come between the terms "assault" and "battery". In everyday use the term assault may be used to describe a physical attack, which is indeed a battery. An assault is causing someone to apprehend that they will be the victim of a battery. This issue is so prevalent that the crime of sexual assault [3] would be better labelled a ...

  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. 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 ...

  5. Stop and identify statutes - Wikipedia

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    (A detained person or witness of a crime is not required to provide any identifying information; however, it is a crime for a detained person or witness to give a false name.) Texas P.C. 38.02; In four states (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and Rhode Island), failure to identify oneself is one factor to be considered in a decision to arrest.

  6. Criminal law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Battery is aggravated when using a weapon or dangerous object, when it results in disfigurement or serious physical injury. Assault and battery are classified as aggravated when directed towards a person with special status such as a law enforcement officer or elderly person. Assault becomes aggravated given the intention to murder or rape.

  7. Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent"

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    The judge who presided over the murder trial of Melissa Lucio said he believes Lucio is "actually innocent" in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah.. Lucio has been on death row in ...

  8. 3 police officers stabbed in Texas; 18-year-old man faces ...

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    Suspect set to be arraigned on attempted capital murder charges. ... 3 San Juan Police officers stabbed in Texas; 18-year-old in custody. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.

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