Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 37.13
If Jury Believes Accused Insane


When a jury has been impaneled to assess the punishment upon a plea of guilty, it shall say in its verdict what the punishment is which it assesses; but if it is of the opinion that a person pleading guilty is insane, it shall so report to the court, and an issue as to that fact shall be tried before another jury; and if, upon such trial, it be found that the defendant is insane, such proceedings shall be had as directed in cases where a defendant becomes insane after conviction.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

Source: Article 37.13 — If Jury Believes Accused Insane, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­37.­htm#37.­13 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 13, 2024

Art. 37.13’s source at texas​.gov