Texas Statutes
Article 11.071. Procedure in Death Penalty Case
Section 11. Review by Court of Criminal Appeals

Sec. 11. REVIEW BY COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. The court of criminal appeals shall expeditiously review all applications for a writ of habeas corpus submitted under this article. The court may set the cause for oral argument and may request further briefing of the issues by the applicant or the state. After reviewing the record, the court shall enter its judgment remanding the applicant to custody or ordering the applicant's release, as the law and facts may justify.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 319, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Sec. 4(a), (h) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 5(a), (b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1336, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 7(a) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1336, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 8 amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1336, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 9(a), (e) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1336, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 2 amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 2A added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 3(b), (d) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 4 amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 4A added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 5 heading amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 5(a), (b) amended by and Sec. 5(f) added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 6(b) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 7(a) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 9(b) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Sec. 2(f) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Sec. 2A(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Sec. 3(d) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 787 (S.B. 60), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 965 (H.B. 1701), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 3.06, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2010.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 1646), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 78 (S.B. 354), Sec. 2, eff. May 18, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.