Texas Criminal Jury Charges

by Judge Elizabeth Berry, Judge George Gallagher, and Paul McClung

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More than 650 charges covering everything from arson to murder. Each instruction is supported by the legal analysis and case citations needed to convince judges. Each also appears on the included CD to make drafting easier. In addition, the book includes relevant Penal Code provisions, indictments and information, a table of oaths, and a table of punishments.

  • 2 volumes, full-text, searchable CD
  • Over 900 custom-drafted forms
  • Instant PDF download of entire book
  • ISBN: 1-58012-003-2
Price: $129

650 Accepted Jury Charges for Texas Criminal Cases

Spot more issues advance more persuasive arguments, and reduce your research and drafting time with these widely-adopted criminal jury charges.

Now more than 40 years old, and recently revised and updated by new authors Judge Elizabeth Berry and Judge George Gallagher, Texas Criminal Jury Charges provides the most comprehensive and authoritative set of criminal jury charges available in Texas.

650 pre-drafted instructions, detailed legal discussions with 1,100 supporting citations, and dozens of practice tips are contained in this essential and affordable resource. Use it to:

  • Plan winning pretrial strategies
  • Spot and set-up issues
  • Identify evidence requirements
  • Negotiate favorable plea bargains
  • Win important instructional battles
  • Deliver better results for your clients

Whether you consult it (1) at the outset of a case to determine substantive law and identify issues, (2) during a case to formulate pretrial strategy and negotiate a plea, or (3) before trial to argue or prepare instructions, Texas Criminal Jury Charges is indispensable.

The book’s jury charges cover the full range of crimes, from manslaughter to capital murder, from assault to aggravated sexual assault, from criminal mischief to aggravated robbery, from handling waste without permits to unauthorized discharge of pollutant, and hundreds more.

Heavily Annotated

Texas Criminal Jury Charges is more than a book of jury charges. It delves deeply into the substantive law, devoting nearly as many pages to interpretive and supporting law as to instructions.

Before each set of charges you will find an analysis of the underlying law, complete with exceptions, caveats, and practice tips.  This detailed exposition of the law includes quotations from the governing statutes, citation-heavy summaries of common law, critical discussions of wayward decisions, and definitions.

Then, after each set of charges, come supportive decisions, interpretive or opposing cases, tactical suggestions, and use notes.

The Accepted Authority

Since it was first published in 1964, Texas Criminal Jury Charges has been the primary source of criminal instructions in Texas. Judges and attorneys throughout the state rely on its jury forms and law, and regularly compliment the book:

  • “The most comprehensive jury charges.”
  • “I use it all the time.”
  • “Excellent.”
  • “I’ve used it since 1965.”
  • “It’s the only one of its kind.”

Texas Criminal Jury Charges
Price: $129
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