Texas criminal law

• 1. Freedom Speech, Freedom of press --
• Right to peacefully assemble, right to petition
• freedom of religion

• 2. Duran vs. Douglas A.Z.
• Chipping and calling names

1.Search and Seizure

• 2.Mapp vs. Ohio, illegally obtained evidence will be excluded as evidence (porn)
• Terry vs. Ohio (terry patt)
• Tennessee vs. garner

Gives fruits of poison tree doctrin

1.Right of the people, can not be tried twice for same crime double jeopardy, does not have to a witness against himself, due process of law.

• 2.miranda vs. arizona
• right to remain silent

1. Right to Speedy Trial, confrontation of witnesses, Jury of State and district were crime was committed

• 2. Ir re Gault-Young boy
• gideon vs. wainwright-counsel

1. Cruel and unusual punishment, no excessive bail,

• 2. Furman vs. Georgia
• changed death penalty
• all states have own laws on death penalty
• currently 34 states have death penalty

States right

• Citizenship rights.
• all person born or naturalized in U.S. have same rights

• police
• courts
• corrections

personal and property rights of individuals

prevents harm to society,declares conduct,

• 1. Guilty mind (mens Rea)
• 2. prohibited act (Actus Reus)
• 3. causation, concurrence
• .... guilty mind and prohibited act go together

(1,2,3,heart of penal code)

texas

• 1. Intentionally
• 2. knowingly
• 3. recklessly
• 4. criminal negligence

1. bodily movement

2. suspect,

3.person other than the actor

Replace the guilty mind portion of the elements of the offense

• Insanity, entrapment, mistake of law,
• duress, age, self defense, intoxication

• 1. bring a party before a court or judge
• -----A. Must charge with a crime within 48 hours

2. the body of evidence that constitute the offence

• 1. Legislative "Senate and house of Representatives"
• 2. Executive "President and Vice President"
• 3. Judicial "Federal Court"
• 4. The States

a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

having more evidence for than against

• Article 17 provides process
• 1. proposed changes set to legislature
• 2. 2/3 of both house approve amendment
• 2. goes to popular vote

Bringing about of a result.

(The Defendant caused the result of which the plaintiff complains of)

Written law.

• 1. States Highest Appellate Courts
• ------A. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals
• 2. State Intermediate Courts
• ------A. Court of Appeals
• 3. State Trial Courts of General & Special Jurisdiction
• ------A. District Courts
• 4. County Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
• ------A. Constitutional County Courts, Country Courts at Law, Statutory Probate Courts
• 5. Local Trial Courts of limited Jurisdiction
• ------A. Municipal Courts B. Justice of the Peace

• (a)A person commits an offense if
• 1. possesses a criminal instrument with intent to use it in the commission of an offense
• 2. w/ knowledge of its character and intent to use it or aid to another in commission of offense
• ---B. criminal instruments means anything, the possession, manufacture, or sale of which is not otherwise offense, that is designed for a offense.
• ---C. One category lower then the offense

power to regulate by government

10 commandments (hebrew law)

Regardless of venue, ALL protective orders are valid anywhere in the U.S.

• -serious danger and threat to society and it’s members.
• Victims of family violence are entitled to the maximum protection from
• harm or abuse or the threat of harm or abuse as is permitted by the law.
• -All actions taken without regard to the relationship between the alleged offender and victim.

• article 1.03
• This code is intended to embrace
• rules applicable to the prevention and prosecution of offenses against the laws
• of this State, and to make the rules of procedure in respect to the prevention
• and punishment of offenses intelligible to the officers who are to act under
• them, and to all persons whose rights are to be affected by them

• -Measure for the prevention of crime
• -Exclude all hope of escape for the offender

• Judges & Justices of :-
• Supreme Court
• Texas Criminal Court of Appeal
• Court of Appeals

• District Court
• Those Appointed by the District

• ---Courts of:-
• Bexar County

• Dallas County
• Tarrant County

• Travis County
• ----County Court

• County Court At Law with Criminal Jurisdiction
• County Criminal Court
• Justice Court

• Municipal Court

• -Counties under 200,000
• -50 Appointed Police Officers within a college or university

• • Regardless of venue, ALL protective orders are
  • valid anywhere in the U.S.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• • The venue is the county in which the protective
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• May NOT dismiss or delay criminal proceeding involving family violence
• May NOT require proof of any existing or current divorce and/or custody orders

While protection and helping the victim remover personal property, the peace officer is not liable either by the act or omission for wrongful acquired items or offering assistance.