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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 37 The VerdictLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Code of Criminal Procedure > Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 37 The Verdict A "verdict" is a written declaration by a jury of its decision of the issue submitted to it in the case. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., ... In misdemeanor cases in the district court, where one or more jurors have been discharged from serving after the cause has been submitted to them, ... In the county court the verdict must be concurred in by each juror. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. ... When the jury agrees upon a verdict, it shall be brought into court by the proper officer; and if it states that it has agreed, ... The State or the defendant shall have the right to have the jury polled, which is done by calling separately the name of each juror ... In felony cases the defendant must be present when the verdict is read unless his absence is wilful or voluntary. A verdict in a misdemeanor ... Sec. 1. (a) The verdict in every criminal action must be general. When there are special pleas on which a jury is to find they ... Sec. 1. If a defendant is found guilty in a capital felony case in which the state does not seek the death penalty, the judge ... Sec. 1. This article applies to the sentencing procedure in a capital case for an offense that is committed before September 1, 1991, whether the ... (a) After a defendant has been convicted of a felony offense, the judge may order a defendant to repay all or part of a reward ... In a prosecution for an offense with lesser included offenses, the jury may find the defendant not guilty of the greater offense, but guilty of ... An offense is a lesser included offense if: (1) it is established by proof of the same or less than all the facts required to ... (a) If the verdict of the jury is informal, its attention shall be called to it, and with its consent the verdict may, under the ... Where several defendants are tried together, the jury may convict each defendant it finds guilty and acquit others. If it agrees to a verdict as ... On each verdict of acquittal or conviction, the proper judgment shall be entered immediately. If acquitted, the defendant shall be at once discharged from all ... 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 ... If a defendant, prosecuted for an offense which includes within it lesser offenses, be convicted of an offense lower than that for which he is ... Texas Lawyers
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