89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 864
Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain new evidence.
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89R5520 MCF-F By: Thompson H.B. No. 864 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain new evidence. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 11.0732 to read as follows: Art. 11.0732. PROCEDURE RELATED TO CERTAIN NEW EVIDENCE. (a) This article applies to evidence, other than evidence described by Article 11.073(a), that: (1) was not available to be offered by a convicted