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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46C.151

DETERMINATION OF SANITY ISSUE BY JURY

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff

(a) In a case tried to a jury, the issue of the defendant's sanity shall be submitted to the jury only if the issue is supported by competent evidence. The jury shall determine the issue.

(b) If the issue of the defendant's sanity is submitted to the jury, the jury shall determine and specify in the verdict whether the defendant is guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.