Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 38.36: EVIDENCE IN PROSECUTIONS FOR MURDER
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes evidentiary rules for murder prosecutions, permitting testimony about circumstances of the killing, the defendant's mental state, and in self-defense cases, evidence of prior family violence and expert testimony regarding the defendant's condition of mind.
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