Tex. Government Code § 72.085
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§ 72.085. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.
Official statutory text
The court of criminal appeals shall annually report to the office:
(1) the number of cases filed with the court during the reporting year involving:
(A) capital punishment;
(B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or
(C) a petition for discretionary review;
(2) the number of cases disposed of by the court during the reporting year involving:
(A) capital punishment;
(B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or
(C) a petition for discretionary review;
(3) the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the reporting date, for each active case on the docket of the court on the reporting date involving:
(A) capital punishment;
(B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or
(C) a petition for discretionary review; and
(4) the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the date the case was disposed of by the court, for each case disposed of during the reporting year by the court involving:
(A) capital punishment;
(B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or
(C) a petition for discretionary review.
(1) the number of cases filed with the court during the reporting year involving:
(A) capital punishment;
(B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or
(C) a petition for discretionary review;
(2) the number of cases disposed of by the court during the reporting year involving:
(A) capital punishment;
(B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or
(C) a petition for discretionary review;
(3) the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the reporting date, for each active case on the docket of the court on the reporting date involving:
(A) capital punishment;
(B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or
(C) a petition for discretionary review; and
(4) the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the date the case was disposed of by the court, for each case disposed of during the reporting year by the court involving:
(A) capital punishment;
(B) an application for writ of habeas corpus; or
(C) a petition for discretionary review.
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