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Punishment hearing in Failure to register Case

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June 06, 2008, 17:05
Martha W. Warner
Punishment hearing in Failure to register Case
Can I get into the details of a Juvenile's underlying Agg Sex asslt case during Punishment in a failure to register case ?
We have a very dangerous defendant who has conned a lot of decent people into believing he was not guilty even though he confessed and went to TYC for 3 Years and then was transferred to ID for the remaining time on his 10 year sentence.I may be able to locate the victims and I want to be able to let everyone know how awful his case was at the time. Please help.
June 06, 2008, 18:03
JB
That's one of many things that the 1993 amendment to article 37.07, CCP, was meant to authorize. I think it is a very good idea to let a jury hear from a defendant's past victims to flesh out a pen packet.
June 10, 2008, 14:42
DJC
Definitely relevant to what the proper sentence should be.