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Senate Bill 705 |
Senate Author: Lucio |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
House Sponsor: Goolsby |
Senate Bill 705 amends the Government Code to require the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System (OCA) annually to collect and publish a report of information regarding cases involving the trial of a capital offense, including the contents of the trial court's charge to the jury and the sentence issued in the case. The bill requires the judge or clerk of a court hearing a capital case to submit to OCA a written record of the case containing the information described above not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment of conviction or acquittal is entered.