Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 12.31: CAPITAL FELONY
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes punishment for capital felony convictions: death penalty or life without parole when state seeks death; life or life without parole based on defendant's age when state does not seek death. It also prescribes jury instructions for capital trials.
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