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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an annual report by the Office of Court Administration |
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of the Texas Judicial System about jury charges and sentences in |
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capital cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 72, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 72.087 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 72.087. CAPITAL TRIALS. (a) The office shall |
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annually collect and publish a report of information regarding |
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cases involving the trial of a capital offense. |
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(b) The report must include: |
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(1) the contents of the trial court's charge to the |
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jury; and |
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(2) the sentence issued in each case. |
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(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment |
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of conviction or acquittal is entered in a case involving the trial |
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of a capital offense, the judge or clerk of the court shall submit |
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to the office a written record of the case containing the |
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information required by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2008, the Office of |
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Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall publish its |
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first report of information regarding cases involving the trial of |
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a capital offense, as required by Section 72.087, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |