Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 18A > Subchapter A – General Provisions
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 18A > Subchapter A - General Provisions
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005