Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure Title 1, Chapter 37 - The Verdict

• Texas Article 37.01 - 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.,...
• Texas Article 37.02 - Verdict By Nine Jurors
  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,...
• Texas Article 37.03 - In County Court
  In the county court the verdict must be concurred in by each juror. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
• Texas Article 37.04 - When Jury Has Agreed
  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,...
• Texas Article 37.05 - Polling The Jury
  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...
• Texas Article 37.06 - Presence Of Defendant
  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...
• Texas Article 37.07 - Verdict Must Be General; Separate Hearing On Proper Punishment
  Art. 37.07. VERDICT MUST BE GENERAL; SEPARATE HEARING ON PROPER PUNISHMENT. Sec. 1. (a) The verdict in every criminal action must be general. When there...
• Texas Article 37.071 - Procedure In Capital Case
  Art. 37.071. PROCEDURE IN CAPITAL CASE Sec. 1. If a defendant is found guilty in a capital felony case in which the state does not...
• Texas Article 37.0711 - Procedure In Capital Case For Offense Committed Before September 1, 1991
  Art. 37.0711. PROCEDURE IN CAPITAL CASE FOR OFFENSE COMMITTED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 1991. Sec. 1. This article applies to the sentencing procedure in a capital...
• Texas Article 37.072 - Procedure In Repeat Sex Offender Capital Case Procedure In Repeat Sex Offender Capital Case
  Art. 37.072. PROCEDURE IN REPEAT SEX OFFENDER CAPITAL CASE PROCEDURE IN REPEAT SEX OFFENDER CAPITAL CASE Sec. 1. If a defendant is found guilty in...
• Texas Article 37.073 - Repayment Of Rewards
  (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...
• Texas Article 37.08 - Conviction Of Lesser Included Offense
  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...
• Texas Article 37.09 - Lesser Included Offense
  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...
• Texas Article 37.10 - Informal Verdict
  (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...
• Texas Article 37.11 - Defendants Tried Jointly
  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...
• Texas Article 37.12 - Judgment On Verdict
  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...
• Texas Article 37.13 - If Jury Believes Accused Insane
  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...
• Texas Article 37.14 - Acquittal Of Higher Offense As Jeopardy
  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...

Last modified: September 28, 2016