State and Federal Law

ch 22 Texas Penal Code: Offenses Against the Person


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The provided text contains excerpts from the Texas Penal Code, Chapter 22, focusing extensively on assaultive offenses and related crimes against persons. Specifically, the statutes define various forms of offenses, including Assault, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual, Abandoning or Endangering a Child, Deadly Conduct, Terroristic Threat, Aiding Suicide, Tampering with Consumer Product, Leaving a Child in a Vehicle, and Harassment by Persons in Certain Facilities. The legal definitions are detailed, outlining the specific conduct, mental states (e.g., intentionally, knowingly, recklessly), and grading of the penalties, which range from misdemeanors to first-degree felonies, often escalating based on the victim's status or the severity of the injury. Furthermore, the sections address various defenses and exceptions applicable to these assaultive offenses, such as consent and certain medical procedures.

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