Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 50A.004
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 50A.004, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 50A.004. JURY VERDICT IN FIRE INQUEST.
Official statutory text
(a) After inspecting the location that is the subject of a fire inquest and hearing the testimony, a jury in the inquest shall deliver to the justice of the peace conducting the inquest the jury's written signed verdict, in which the jury shall find and certify:
(1) how and in what manner the fire occurred or was attempted to be set and all other circumstances attending the fire or attempted fire; and
(2) the person guilty of setting or attempting to set the fire, and the manner of the person's guilt.
(b) If the jury is unable to make a determination under Subsection (a)(1) or (2), the jury shall find and certify accordingly.
(1) how and in what manner the fire occurred or was attempted to be set and all other circumstances attending the fire or attempted fire; and
(2) the person guilty of setting or attempting to set the fire, and the manner of the person's guilt.
(b) If the jury is unable to make a determination under Subsection (a)(1) or (2), the jury shall find and certify accordingly.
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