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Sec. 19.03. CAPITAL MURDER. (a) A person commits an offense if the person commits murder as defined under Section 19.02 (b) (1) and: (1) the person murders a peace officer or fireman who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty and who the person knows is a peace officer or fireman; (2) the person intentionally commits the murder ...
2 days ago · The specific charge depends on the circumstances of the killing. There are many different degrees of criminal charges: Capital murder: This is the only death penalty offense in Texas. Examples include murder of more than one person, murder for financial gain, hate crimes, or murdering a public servant (police officers, judges, firefighters, etc.).
Nov 15, 2023 · Police officers are seldom prosecuted for fatal on-duty shootings — let alone charged with murder. A conviction would be just the second of a Texas police officer for murder in nearly half a century. The first conviction happened in 2018 in the case of Roy Oliver, a Dallas-area police officer who murdered a 15-year-old in 2017.
Sep 18, 2024 · Christopher Taylor, the Austin police officer who was charged twice with murder in the span of a year, will face a lesser charge at a trial that starts Monday. Taylor and another officer responded to a 911 call at the home of Mauris DeSilva in July 2019. The officers shot DeSilva, who police said was in a mental health crisis and holding a knife.
Oct 9, 2024 · A jury found Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor guilty of deadly conduct Saturday in the 2019 police shooting of Mauris DeSilva, and another officer charged in that same shooting is still awa…
Oct 6, 2020 · By Danny Cevallos. Texas police officer Shaun Lucas was arrested and charged with murder Monday night in the fatal shooting of Jonathan Price, with the Texas Rangers releasing a statement saying ...
6 days ago · AUSTIN, Texas — It was the first ever conviction of a law enforcement officer in Travis County for a deadly shooting while on duty. One week ago today a Travis County jury found Austin Police ...
