By Carona S.J.R. No. 34 75R4051 PEP-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of the 1-2 defendant in a criminal case. 1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by 1-5 adding Section 31 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 31. The constitutional rights granted to criminal 1-7 defendants by Sections 9, 10, 13, 14, and 19 of this article may 1-8 not be construed as granting those defendants rights greater than 1-9 those provided criminal defendants by the United States 1-10 Constitution, as the United States Constitution is construed by the 1-11 United States Supreme Court. 1-12 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-13 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 1997. 1-14 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 1-15 proposition: "The constitutional amendment establishing that 1-16 rights of criminal defendants under the Texas Constitution are not 1-17 greater than the rights provided by the United States 1-18 Constitution."