Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

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court court of last resort criminal court state supreme court for criminal cases

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest appellate court in Texas for criminal cases, serving as the court of last resort for all criminal matters in the state.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals canonical	22
Tex. Crim. App.	2
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court ⓘ court of last resort ⓘ criminal court ⓘ state supreme court for criminal cases ⓘ
abbreviation	CCA ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Texas CCA ⓘ
appealTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions only)
authority	final authority on interpretation of Texas criminal law ⓘ
buildingType	courthouse ⓘ
canReview	decisions of Texas courts of appeals in criminal matters ⓘ
composition	one presiding judge and eight judges ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article V of the Texas Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decides	appeals in criminal cases ⓘ applications for writs of habeas corpus in felony cases ⓘ petitions for discretionary review ⓘ
distinctFrom	Texas Supreme Court ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
doesNotHandleCaseType	civil cases ⓘ
employer	clerks of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ staff attorneys of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ
establishedBy	Texas Constitution ⓘ
governsAreaOfLaw	Texas criminal law ⓘ
handlesCaseType	criminal cases ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	criminal appeals from Texas intermediate courts of appeals ⓘ direct appeals in death penalty cases from Texas trial courts ⓘ petitions for discretionary review in criminal cases ⓘ post-conviction habeas corpus proceedings in felony cases ⓘ
hasPresidingOfficerTitle	Presiding Judge ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/ ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	Texas courts of appeals in criminal cases ⓘ Texas district courts in death penalty cases ⓘ
jurisdiction	Texas ⓘ surface form: State of Texas
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
locatedIn	Austin ⓘ surface form: Austin, Texas Texas State Capitol ⓘ surface form: Texas State Capitol complex Travis County, Texas ⓘ
numberOfJudges	9 ⓘ
partOf	Texas judicial system ⓘ
role	court of last resort for criminal cases in Texas ⓘ highest appellate court in Texas for criminal matters ⓘ
selectionMethod	partisan election ⓘ
sharesStatusWith	Texas Supreme Court ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
state	Texas ⓘ
termLength	6 years ⓘ
termStructure	staggered terms ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Texas Constitution → establishes → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

opinion in Texas v. Johnson → lowerCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Government of Texas → hasCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Article V → governs → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Article V of the Texas Constitution

this entity surface form: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Jacob Leon Rubenstein → appealCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Trial of Jack Ruby → appealCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Judicial branch of Texas → hasCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Judicial branch of Texas → highestCriminalCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Judiciary of Texas → hasCourtOfLastResort → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Judiciary of Texas → hasComponentCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Judiciary of Texas → overseenBy → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas Courts of Appeals → below → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas state law → interpretedBy → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas state law → highestCriminalCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas Penal Code → interpretedBy → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas Rules of Evidence → promulgatedBy → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas courts → hasTopCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas courts → courtOfLastResortForCriminalCases → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Jurek v. Texas → originatingCourt → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas Office of Court Administration → worksWith → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Article V of the Texas Constitution → defines → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

CCA → fullName → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

CCA → abbreviation → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

this entity surface form: Tex. Crim. App.

Texas CCA → officialName → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

Texas CCA → hasAbbreviation → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tex. Crim. App.