Afalse reportis made by an individual to a police officer or another law enforcement employee in order to influence a criminal investigation. According toTexas Penal Code Section 37.08, an individual in the Lone Star State makes a false report if they knowingly make an untrue statement in regard...
In Texas, the definition of Capital Murder isfound in the Texas Penal Codein Chapter 19's 'Offenses Against the Person'. A capital murder charge is one that meets the following criteria when a murder is committed: The person murders a peace officer or fireman. The person intentionally commits...
The person murders a peace officer or fireman who is acting in an official duty; The person intentionally commits the murder in the course of committing or attempting to commit kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, obstruction or retaliation, or terroristic threat; The p...
sex with a child age 14 to 17 years old carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.30Sex with a child under age 14 is defined as aggravated sexual assault and carries a sentence of 25 years to life.31This new aggravated sexual
(oleoresin capsicum) to defend themselves. TheTexas Penal Codedoes not classify pepper defense spray as an illegal weapon, and it may beused in self-defense. An individual may not use pepper spray to commit anact of assaultor bring a canister of pepper spray into an area that prohibits ...
Diversion after Arrest on Texas Penal Code Violations Anyone who is arrested for violating state criminal statutes will proceed through the Texas criminal justice system. The federal system operates independently of the state system. Upon arrest on Texas Penal Code violations, the defendant may be eli...
Lock, who was young and brutalized by guards and other prisoners, had been beaten repeatedly, but the idea that Jalet had ordered the assaults was absurd. More likely, Lock saw a chance to gain the protection of prison officials by accusing Jalet. “I feel that Mrs. Jalet should be ...