CCA

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CCA is the highest state court in Texas for criminal cases, serving as the court of last resort for all criminal matters in the state.

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CCA canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
state supreme court for criminal cases
abbreviation Tex. Crim. App.
bindingPrecedentFor all lower Texas courts in criminal cases
buildingSharedWith Supreme Court of Texas Building
caseType criminal appeals
coequalWith Supreme Court of Texas
linked to: Texas Supreme Court
competence criminal law
constitutionalBasis Article V of the Texas Constitution
country United States
courtType court of last resort
decisionsCanBeReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
establishedBy Texas Constitution
finalAuthorityOn interpretation of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
interpretation of Texas criminal law
fullName Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
handlesAppealsFrom Texas intermediate courts of appeals in criminal cases
Texas trial courts in certain cases
hasAuthorityTo issue writs of habeas corpus
issue writs of mandamus in criminal matters
issue writs of prohibition in criminal matters
hasChiefJudgeTitle Presiding Judge
hasJudgeTitle Judge
hasNumberOfJudges 9
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver capital punishment habeas corpus proceedings
post-conviction applications for writs of habeas corpus in felony cases
hearsCases en banc
in panels
highestCourtFor criminal cases in Texas
isSeparateFrom Supreme Court of Texas
linked to: Texas Supreme Court
jurisdiction State of Texas
linked to: Texas
languageOfProceedings English
levelOfAppeal court of last resort for criminal matters
locatedIn Austin, Texas
linked to: Austin

Travis County, Texas
mandatoryReview direct appeals in death penalty cases
mayReview death penalty cases
regionServed Texas
seat Austin, Texas
linked to: Austin
selectionMethod statewide partisan election
shortName CCA
state Texas
subjectMatter criminal appeals and related matters
termLength 6 years
website https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals shortName CCA
subject linked to: CCA