Texas § GV.72.085 - COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
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§ GV.72.085. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. The court of criminal appeals shall annually report to the office: (1) the number of cases filed with the court during the reporting year involving: (A) capital punishment; (B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or (C) a petition for discretionary review; (2) the number of cases disposed of by the court during the reporting year involving: (A) capital punishment; (B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or (C) a petition for discretionary review; (3) the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the reporting date, for each active case on the docket of the court on the reporting date involving: (A) capital punishment; (B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or (C) a petition for discretionary review; and (4) the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the date the case was disposed of by the court, for each case disposed of during the reporting year by the court involving: (A) capital punishment; (B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or (C) a petition for discretionary review. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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