Title:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records
Description:
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state, holding the same position in the area of state criminal law that the Supreme Court holds in civil law. The Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases (both felonies and misdemeanors). These records document the activities of the court. They consist of minutes, opinions, orders, dockets, indexes, account books, correspondence, press releases, and case files that may include transcripts, briefs, exhibits, statements, memoranda, motions, warrants, questionnaires, writs, photographs, videotapes, audio cassettes, and floppy discs, dating 1892-2012.
Collection:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records
Creator:
Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals
Date range of creation:
1892 to 2012
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Appellate courts
Subject:
Capital punishment
Subject:
Court records
Subject:
Criminal courts
Subject:
Executions and executioners
Subject:
Judgments, Criminal
Subject:
Judicial opinions
Type:
Account books
Type:
Case files
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Decisions (judicial records)
Type:
Dockets
Type:
Indexes (reference sources)
Type:
Judicial records
Type:
Legal documents
Type:
Minutes (administrative records)
Type:
Press releases
Citation information:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These records are organized into twelve series: Minutes, 1892-1941; Opinions records, 1892-1983; Orders, 1953-1972; Dockets, 1892-1925; Indexes, 1892-1947; Accounting records, 1893-1944; Lists of appealed and referred cases, 1913-1934; Correspondence, 1896-1917; Press releases, 1971, 1977-1979, 1983-1988, 1990-1991, 1993; Case files, 1892-1990; Petitions for discretionary review files, 1981-1991; Execution case files, 1968-2012.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Access restrictions:
Records described in this finding aid may contain information that is confidential under the Texas Public Information Act (PIA) (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552) or other statutes. Restricted information, as outlined in the statutes, applies to both physical and electronic records. As laws change, statutory restrictions may be added to or removed from these records. See our Texas Public Information Act and Researching in the State Archives web page for the more common types of restrictions found in state government records.
Size or duration:
7545.75 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/50022.html
