Texas Government Code 72.087 – Capital Trials
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(a) The office shall annually collect and publish a report of information regarding cases involving the trial of a capital offense.
(b) The report must include:
(1) the contents of the trial court’s charge to the jury; and
(2) the sentence issued in each case.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 72.087
- Acquittal:
- Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
- A verdict of "not guilty."
- Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
- Charge to the jury: The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment of conviction or acquittal is entered in a case involving the trial of a capital offense, the judge or clerk of the court shall submit to the office a written record of the case containing the information required by Subsection (b).