Texas HB115 modifies postconviction habeas corpus procedures, including attorney appointments and evidence considerations.

Texas HB115 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to change postconviction habeas corpus procedures. It mandates that eligible indigent defendants receive appointed attorneys for appeals and habeas corpus proceedings. The bill also allows the Court of Criminal Appeals to consider subsequent applications that do not meet specific requirements if justice demands it. Additionally, it introduces a new article allowing individuals to file writs in district courts to obtain documents for postconviction habeas corpus applications.

Texas HB115 modifies postconviction habeas corpus procedures, including attorney appointments and evidence considerations.

Texas HB115 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to change postconviction habeas corpus procedures. It mandates that eligible indigent defendants receive appointed attorneys for appeals and habeas corpus proceedings. The bill also allows the Court of Criminal Appeals to consider subsequent applications that do not meet specific requirements if justice demands it. Additionally, it introduces a new article allowing individuals to file writs in district courts to obtain documents for postconviction habeas corpus applications.