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Multiple Prosecutions Under Texas Penal Code

TEXAS PENAL CODE TITLE 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS CHAPTER 3. MULTIPLE PROSECUTIONS Sec. 3.01.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, “criminal episode” means the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted...

Burden of Proof in Texas Penal Code

PENAL CODE TITLE 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS CHAPTER 2. BURDEN OF PROOF Sec. 2.01.  PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.  All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond a reasonable...

Texas Penal Code, Title 1

PENAL CODE TITLE 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1.01.  SHORT TITLE.  This code shall be known and may be cited as the Penal Code. Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900,...