Martin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “1989, gave the Legislature the authority to enact parole laws and laws that require or permit courts to inform juries about the effect of good conduct and eligibility for parole on the period of incarceration served by a defendant convicted of a criminal offense. See, TEX.CONST. art. IV, § 11(a). The Legislature did so by reenacting Section 4 of Article 37.07, effective November 7, 1989. See, TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC.ANN. art. 37.07, § 4. Martin's trial began on October 4, 1990, and judgment of conviction was entered and sentence was imposed on October 23, 1990, almost a year after the reenactment of Article 37.07, § 4 became effective. The trial judge did not err in giving the parole instruction to the jury. (Citations omitted.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Martin v. State