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By: Raymond (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) |
H.B. No. 1386 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2015; |
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May 7, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal |
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Justice; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE VOTE |
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YeaNayAbsentPNV |
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WhitmireX |
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HuffmanX |
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BurtonX |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition of more than one counsel appearing in a |
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misdemeanor case. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 45.020(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) [Not more than one counsel shall conduct either the
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prosecution or defense.] State's counsel may open and conclude the |
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argument in the case. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a criminal proceeding that commences on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A criminal proceeding that commences before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the proceeding commences, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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