Title:
Indexes
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, serving as alphabetical indexes to both cases and dockets, dating 1892-1947. They consist of four general indexes, covering 1892-1947, and three dockets indexes, dating 1896, 1905, and 1908, of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Collection:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records
Creator:
Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals
Date range of creation:
1892 to 1947
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Indexes, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These volumes are arranged by type of index, then by term if applicable, and then roughly chronologically. Each index was arranged by the creator roughly alphabetically by the last name of the appellant.
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:
2.29 cubic ft.
Size or duration:
7 volumes
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/50022.xml