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Senate Bill 358 |
Senate Author: Hinojosa |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Muñoz, Jr. |
Senate Bill 358 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit a court from proceeding with an adjudication of guilt on the original charge for a defendant who has been placed on deferred adjudication community supervision and allegedly violated a condition of the supervision if the court finds that the only evidence supporting the alleged violation is the uncorroborated results of a polygraph examination. The bill prohibits a court from revoking a defendant's community supervision on such a finding at the revocation hearing. The bill amends the Government Code to prohibit a parole panel or designated agent of the Board of Pardons and Paroles from revoking a releasee's parole or mandatory supervision if the parole panel or designated agent finds that the only evidence supporting the alleged violation of a condition of release is the uncorroborated results of a polygraph examination.