A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish Proverb Houston Board Certified Juvenile Lawyer Jim Sullivan understands and connects with children caught up in the juvenile system. Sullivan has represented children accused of serious felony offenses and...
TEXAS PENAL CODE TITLE 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTER 8. GENERAL DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY Sec. 8.01. INSANITY. (a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that, at the time of the conduct charged, the actor, as a result of...
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,...
