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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.13 — If jury believes accused insane

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 37: THE VERDICT, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.13

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.13Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

When a jury has been impaneled to assess the punishment upon a plea of guilty, it shall say in its verdict what the punishment is which it assesses; but if it is of the opinion that a person pleading guilty is insane, it shall so report to the court, and an issue as to that fact shall be tried before another jury; and if, upon such trial, it be found that the defendant is insane, such proceedings shall be had as directed in cases where a defendant becomes insane after conviction.

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