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 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.'''
'''(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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|seo_title=Article I, Section 30 of the Texas Constitution ("Rights of Crime Victims")
|seo_title=Article I, Section 30 of the Texas Constitution ("Rights of Crime Victims")
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|seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 30, Texas Bill of Rights, rights of crime victims
|seo_description=This section adds several rights for crime victims to the state constitution.
|seo_description=This section adds several rights for crime victims to the state constitution.
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