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Texas Penal Code – General Defenses to Criminal Responsibility

TEXAS PENAL CODE TITLE 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTER 8. GENERAL DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY Sec. 8.01.  INSANITY.  (a)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that, at the time of the conduct charged, the actor, as a result of...

Houston Criminal Law Affirmative Defense of Duress

Duress as a Defense Texas Penal Code Sec. 8.05 gives the law on the affirmative defense of  duress. The defense applies in both criminal and juvenile defenses. The compulsion required to force the person to engage in the conduct for a felony offense must be by threat...