Unless otherwise provided in this Code, the jury is the exclusive judge of the facts, but it is bound to receive the law from the court and be governed thereby.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 36.13
JURY IS JUDGE OF FACTS
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Lancon v. State (2008)
Most recently applied in Richard Nieto Trevino v. State (March 2013)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
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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.