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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 42.0194

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

In the trial of a felony offense, if the defendant is adjudged guilty of the offense, the court shall:
(1) make an affirmative finding that the person has been found guilty of a felony and enter the affirmative finding in the judgment of the case; and
(2) instruct the defendant regarding how the felony conviction will impact the defendant’s right to vote in this state.