89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 1291
Relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases.
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89R5522 MCF-F By: Thompson H.B. No. 1291 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 4, Article 11.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (a) If a subsequent application for writ of habeas corpus is filed after final disposition of an initial application challenging the same conviction, a court may not consider the merits of or grant