Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46C.270. Appeals
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Art. 46C.270. APPEALS. (a) An acquitted person may appeal a
judgment reflecting an acquittal by reason of insanity on the basis
of the following:
(1) a finding that the acquitted person committed the
offense; or
(2) a finding that the offense on which the prosecution was
based involved conduct that:
(A) caused serious bodily injury to another person;
(B) placed another person in imminent danger of serious
bodily injury; or
(C) consisted of a threat of serious bodily injury to
another person through the use of a deadly weapon.
(b) Either the acquitted person or the state may appeal
from:
(1) an Order of Commitment to Inpatient Treatment or
Residential Care entered under Article 46C.256;
(2) an Order to Receive Outpatient or Community-Based
Treatment and Supervision entered under Article 46C.257 or 46C.262;
(3) an order renewing or refusing to renew an Order for
Inpatient Commitment or Outpatient or Community-Based Treatment
and Supervision entered under Article 46C.261;
(4) an order modifying or revoking an Order for Outpatient
or Community-Based Treatment and Supervision entered under Article
46C.266 or refusing a request to modify or revoke that order; or
(5) an order discharging an acquitted person under Article
46C.268 or denying a request for discharge of an acquitted person.
(c) An appeal under this subchapter may not be considered
moot solely due to the expiration of an order on which the appeal is
based.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 831, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Article: 46C.263 46C.264 46C.265 46C.266 46C.267 46C.268 46C.269 46C.270 101.001 101.002 101.003 102.001 102.002 102.004 102.0045
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