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Misdemeanor offense

Class A=Not more than 1 year in a county jail and/or a fine of not more than $4,000


Class B=Not more than 180 days in a county jail and/or a fine of not more than $2,000


Class C=A fine of not more than $500

Criminal Offense

-In a criminal case if you are convicted you aregoing to suffer some penalty or punishment


-For your major criminal cases or lessermisdemeanor cases these trials begin in a different way.


-In a criminal case the standard of proof has tobe beyond a reasonable doubt

Plea Bargains

an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

The Board of Pardons and Paroles decides which eligible offenders to release on parole or discretionary mandatory supervision, and under what conditions.

Reasons For Jail Sentences

-Felony Indictment: For major crimes, rapemurder, extreme theft·


-Misdemeanor: small crimes.



Number of people on grand jury

12 people

Death penalties reinstatement

-1976 they re-institute the death penalty


-We lead the United States in executing prisoners


-First lethal injection was 1982


-472 people since then

Highest number of executions, but also greatest number of _______________

People released from execution because of our mess ups

Fines associated with felony offenses

Captial-Death or life in prison without parole


First Degree-5-99 years/a fine not more than 10k


Second Degree-2-20 years/ fine of not more than 10k


Third Degree-2-10 years/ find of not more than 10k


State Jail-180 days-2 years/ find not more than 10k

Fines associated with misdemeanor offense

Class A-Not more than 1 year/fine not more than 4k


Class B-Not more than 180 days/fine not more than 2k


Class A-Fine not more than $500

First centralized prison system in Texas

Huntsville

A capital murder charge results from

-The defendant intentionally and knowingly caused the death of another person;


-The defendant intended to cause serious bodily injury and committed an act that was clearly dangerous to human life and this act caused the death of an individual;


-The defendant committed or attempted to commit a felony (other than manslaughter) and in performing that felony, committed an act that was clearly dangerous to human life and this act caused the death of an individual.

Three strikes provision

The three-strikes law significantly increases the prison sentences of persons convicted of a felony who have been previously convicted of two or more violent crimes or serious felonies, and limits the ability of these offenders to receive a punishment other than a life sentence.

Texas Prison Rodeo was held

Huntsville

Standard of guilt

What standard is used in criminal trials to prove a defendant is guilty? The prosecutor must convince the judge or jury of a defendant's guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt." This burden of proof is the highest that our system of justice imposes on a party to a trial.

What happens during an arraignment

An arraignment is a court proceeding at which a criminal defendant is formally advised of the charges against him and is asked to enter a plea to the charges. In many states, the court may also decide at arraignment whether the defendant will be released pending trial.

Will a bail always be set?

No

Do bails bondsmen have to be licensed?

Yes

Fees charged by bail bondsmen

Bond agents generally charge a fee of 10% for a state charge and 15% for a federal bail bond, with a minimum of $100

Willingham case specifics

-Todd Willingham is accused and committed toprison for killing 3 children in an arson fire


-2004 Forensic Expert found out that it was NOTarson


-He is executed anyways


-2009-2011 both governor Rick Perry and attorneygeneral Abbott try to White Wash this case to not let it come out. Dv

Why does Texas have to have a balanced budget?

It requires a balance between the projected receipts and expenditures of the government.

Amounts of money given to Texas by federal government

A lot. (Will be a true or false question)

Sales tax of Texas equals

6.25%The Texas state sales and use tax is 6.25%, but local taxing jurisdictions (cities, counties, special purpose districts, and transit authorities) may also impose sales and use tax up to 2% for a total maximum combined rate of 8.25%.

Sales taxes began in Texas when?

1967

Who is included in both the Higher Education Fund and the National Research University Fund provides funds for?

NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY FUND-"to provide a dedicated, independent, and equitable source of funding to enable emerging research universities in this state to achieve national prominence as major research universities."


HIGHER EDUCATION FUND- The Higher EducationFund historically included a dedicated endowment, separate from thegeneral revenue funded HEF

Single largest share of Texas budget

Healthcare or Education

Four sources of taxation in Texas

Transfers


Property Tax


Sales Tax


Income Tax

Top four types of programs that are funded by federal money

Education


Healthcare


Transportation


Housing

Permanent School Fund and Permanent University Fund receive funds from

Texas Education

What are oil and natural gas taxes based on?

7.5 percent of market value of gasCondensate Production Tax is 4.6 percent of market value of gas

Plessy V. Ferguson

a landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal"

Desegregation occurred in Texas When

1956

No Pass NO Play policy

No Pass No Play is a term denoting a Texan public education policy. Under No Pass No Play students must pass all their school courses to be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities such as athletics or music.

Who chaired 1980s Special Committee on Public Education

Senate


Bynum


Kirby

Purpose of Texas State Board of Education

The board devises policies and sets academic standards for Texas public schools, as well as overseeing the state Permanent School Fund and selecting textbooks to be used in Texas schools.

Current standardized test name for public education in Texas

STAAR

Gilmer-Akins Law

In 1947 the Fiftieth Texas Legislature established a committee to study educational reform, in the wake of a legislative deadlock over the passage of a minimum-salary law for Texas public school teachers.

Medicaid Program creation date a purpose

1965


To help women with children, elderly, and disabled

"with all deliberate speed"

Separate is not equal


-While the NAACP lawyers had proposed to use the word "forthwith" to achieve an accelerated desegregation timetable, Chief Justice Earl Warren adopted Justice Felix Frankfurter's suggestion to use a phrase associated with the revered Oliver Wendell Holmes, "with all deliberate speed."

Origins of modern welfare state

The welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the social and economic well-being of its citizens


FDR


NEW DEAL

Important Welfare Reforms put in place in 1990s

Provided more money for educational programs and training programs to get people jobs




Put limits on the amount of help you can receive

Forms of welfare

Food stamps


Medicaid


Medicare

Critics of welfare system argue it has created...



Created an underclass of people that depend on it