Texas HB2698 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to ensure indigent defendants receive legal representation for potentially meritorious habeas.

Texas HB2698 amends Article 11.074 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to ensure indigent defendants receive legal representation for potentially meritorious habeas corpus claims. The bill mandates the appointment of an attorney to represent indigent defendants if the state informs the convicting court of a potentially meritorious claim. This includes claims that the defendant is actually innocent, guilty of a lesser offense, convicted under an unconstitutional law, or sentenced in violation of the constitution.

Texas HB2698 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to ensure indigent defendants receive legal representation for potentially meritorious habeas.

Texas HB2698 amends Article 11.074 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to ensure indigent defendants receive legal representation for potentially meritorious habeas corpus claims. The bill mandates the appointment of an attorney to represent indigent defendants if the state informs the convicting court of a potentially meritorious claim. This includes claims that the defendant is actually innocent, guilty of a lesser offense, convicted under an unconstitutional law, or sentenced in violation of the constitution.