Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 30: Difference between revisions
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'''(d) The State, through its prosecuting attorney, has the right to enforce the rights of crime victims.''' | '''(d) The State, through its prosecuting attorney, has the right to enforce the rights of crime victims.''' | ||
'''(e) The Legislature may enact laws to provide that a judge, attorney for the | '''(e) The Legislature may enact laws to provide that a judge, attorney for the state, peace officer, or law enforcement agency is not liable for a failure or inability to provide a right enumerated in this section. The failure or inability of any person to provide a right or service enumerated in this section may not be used by a defendant in a criminal case as a ground for appeal or post-conviction writ of habeas corpus. A victim or guardian or legal representative of a victim has standing to enforce the rights enumerated in this section but does not have standing to participate as a party in a criminal proceeding or to contest the disposition of any charge.''' | ||
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This section adds several rights for crime | This section adds several rights for "crime victims" to the state constitution. | ||
More than thirty other states have adopted similar constitutional provisions. | More than thirty other states have adopted similar constitutional provisions. | ||