§ 1.01 Short Title
§ 1.02 Effective Date
§ 1.025 Severability
§ 1.026 Construction
§ 1.03 Objects of This Code
§ 1.04 Due Course of Law
§ 1.05 Rights of Accused
§ 1.051 Right to Representation by Counsel
§ 1.052 Signed Pleadings of Defendant
§ 1.053 Present Ability to Pay
§ 1.06 Searches and Seizures
§ 1.07 Right to Bail
§ 1.08 Habeas Corpus
§ 1.09 Cruelty Forbidden
§ 1.10 Jeopardy
§ 1.11 Acquittal a Bar
§ 1.12 Right to Jury
§ 1.13 Waiver of Trial by Jury
§ 1.14 Waiver of Rights
§ 1.141 Waiver of Indictment for Noncapital Felony
§ 1.15 Jury in Felony
§ 1.16 Liberty of Speech and Press
§ 1.17 Religious Belief
§ 1.18 Outlawry and Transportation
§ 1.19 Corruption of Blood, Etc
§ 1.20 Conviction of Treason
§ 1.21 Privilege of Legislators
§ 1.23 Dignity of State
§ 1.24 Public Trial
§ 1.25 Confronted by Witnesses
§ 1.26 Construction of This Code
§ 1.27 Common Law Governs
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 1 - General Provisions

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.