When the jury has been selected, the following oath shall be administered them by the court or under its direction: "You and each of you do solemnly swear that in the case of the State of Texas against the defendant, you will a true verdict render according to the law and the evidence, so help you God".
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 35.22
OATH TO JURY
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Penry v. Johnson (2001)
Most recently applied in Brown v. State (March 2007)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.