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Senate Bill 1071 |
Senate Author: Hinojosa |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia |
Senate Bill 1071 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a copy of an order setting an execution date to be sent to the office of capital writs and the attorney who most recently represented the condemned person. The bill requires the clerk of the court in which a death sentence is pronounced and a warrant of execution is issued to send a copy of the warrant to those recipients and also to the attorney representing the state.