Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 371	House Author:  Hochberg et al.
Effective:  9-1-11	Senate Sponsor:  Hegar

            House Bill 371 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit a judge from granting deferred adjudication to a defendant charged with murder unless the judge determines that the defendant did not cause the death of the deceased, did not intend to kill the deceased or another, and did not anticipate that a human life would be taken.