Category: Texas Murder

How a deadly weapon finding can change punishment, community-supervision options, and parole eligibility in a Texas homicide case.

Texas murder sentencing ranges, prior-conviction enhancements, punishment evidence, and the difference between parole eligibility and release.

What sudden passion means under Texas law, the evidence counsel should examine, and how a finding can affect punishment after a murder conviction.

When a Texas jury may consider a lesser homicide offense, what evidence supports the instruction, and why the precise murder allegation matters.

How intent, knowledge, recklessness and criminal negligence distinguish Texas homicide charges, and why the indictment and evidence matter.

How an unintended death can lead to a felony-murder charge, what Texas law requires, and how counsel can examine the underlying felony and evidence.