Texas HB5550 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to clarify the role of juries in criminal cases, including the power to judge the law and consider.

Texas HB5550 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to clarify the role of juries in criminal cases. The bill specifies that the jury is the exclusive judge of the facts and has the power to judge the law, determining whether to apply the law to the defendant if they find it unjust or unjustly applied. The defendant has the right to inform the jury of this power and vote according to conscience. The court or state cannot infringe on this right, and failure to allow the defendant to inform the jury of this power is grounds for a mistrial.

Texas HB5550 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to clarify the role of juries in criminal cases, including the power to judge the law and consider.

Texas HB5550 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to clarify the role of juries in criminal cases. The bill specifies that the jury is the exclusive judge of the facts and has the power to judge the law, determining whether to apply the law to the defendant if they find it unjust or unjustly applied. The defendant has the right to inform the jury of this power and vote according to conscience. The court or state cannot infringe on this right, and failure to allow the defendant to inform the jury of this power is grounds for a mistrial.