CCA
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CCA is the highest state court in Texas for criminal cases, serving as the court of last resort for all criminal matters in the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CCA canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
state supreme court for criminal cases ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
ⓘ
surface form:
Tex. Crim. App.
|
| bindingPrecedentFor | all lower Texas courts in criminal cases ⓘ |
| buildingSharedWith |
Supreme Court Building, Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Texas Building
|
| caseType | criminal appeals ⓘ |
| coequalWith |
Texas Supreme Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Texas
|
| competence | criminal law ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article V of the Texas Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtType | court of last resort ⓘ |
| decisionsCanBeReviewedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Texas Constitution ⓘ |
| finalAuthorityOn |
interpretation of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
ⓘ
interpretation of Texas criminal law ⓘ |
| fullName | Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ |
| handlesAppealsFrom |
Texas intermediate courts of appeals in criminal cases
ⓘ
Texas trial courts in certain cases ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityTo |
issue writs of habeas corpus
ⓘ
issue writs of mandamus in criminal matters ⓘ issue writs of prohibition in criminal matters ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudgeTitle | Presiding Judge ⓘ |
| hasJudgeTitle | Judge ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJudges | 9 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalJurisdictionOver |
capital punishment habeas corpus proceedings
ⓘ
post-conviction applications for writs of habeas corpus in felony cases ⓘ |
| hearsCases |
en banc
ⓘ
in panels ⓘ |
| highestCourtFor | criminal cases in Texas ⓘ |
| isSeparateFrom |
Texas Supreme Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Texas
|
| jurisdiction |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| levelOfAppeal | court of last resort for criminal matters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
Travis County, Texas ⓘ |
| mandatoryReview | direct appeals in death penalty cases ⓘ |
| mayReview | death penalty cases ⓘ |
| regionServed | Texas ⓘ |
| seat |
Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
|
| selectionMethod | statewide partisan election ⓘ |
| shortName | CCA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | criminal appeals and related matters ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| website | https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals