House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence - 79th R.S. (2005)

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence
Title: Interim Report - Nuisance abatement
Library Catalog Title: Texas House of Representatives report on joint interim study charge, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects: Nuisance abatement |
Library Call Number: L1836.79 C868g
Session: 79th R.S. (2005)
Online version: View report [38 pages  File size: 1,588 kb]
Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Monitor the use of nuisance abatement authority by the city of Dallas and investigate unresolved issues pertaining to allegations of possible civil rights violations that may have been committed under color of law by local government. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on General Investigating and Ethics)
Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence
Title: Interim Report
Library Catalog Title: House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects: Crime victims | Crime Victims' Compensation Fund | Criminal evidence | Criminal justice | Deadly force laws | Restorative justice |
Library Call Number: L1836.79 C868h
Session: 79th R.S. (2005)
Online version: View report [36 pages  File size: 3,031 kb]
Charges: This report should address the charges below.
1. Review the applicable laws governing the payment of restitution to victims of crime and the methods in which restitution is collected and disbursed to victims of crime and the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund.
2. Examine the issue of reciprocal discovery in criminal cases.
3. Study the current legal protection against criminal prosecution and civil liability for a person who uses force, including deadly force, against a person who unlawfully and with force seeks to enter a residence, dwelling of vehicle.

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