Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 36.13 · Chapter 36. THE TRIAL BEFORE THE JURY
JURY IS JUDGE OF FACTS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Unless otherwise provided in this Code, the jury is the exclusive judge of the facts, but it is bound to receive the law from the court and be governed thereby.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.36.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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