TEXAS PENAL CODE TITLE 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTER 6. CULPABILITY GENERALLY Sec. 6.01. REQUIREMENT OF VOLUNTARY ACT OR OMISSION. (a) A person commits an offense only if he voluntarily engages in conduct, including an act, an omission,...
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...
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...
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,...
You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. ~Matthew 7:5 The practice of law is a noble profession. Good lawyers are principled and ethical. They care about their clients...
You can kill a man but you can’t kill an idea. ~Medgar Evers, civil rights activist, 20th century Houston criminal defense attorneys Jim Sullivan has over 25 years of criminal defense law experience. He has successfully represented over 3,000 clients. He...
