89th Legislature, Regular Session
SB 2741
Relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants or juveniles in certain capital felony cases.
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Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
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89R10655 MCF-F By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo S.B. No. 2741 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants or juveniles in certain capital felony cases. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 26.052, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1) if [If] a county is served by a public defender's office, trial counsel and counsel for direct appeal or to apply for a writ of certiorari may be