(a) A person commits an offense if he causes the death of an individual by criminal negligence.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Penal Code § 19.05
CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
Applied in 156 court decisions — leading case Adanandus v. State (1993)
Most recently applied in Mejia v. Stephens (October 2017)
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, 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.