Court of Criminal Appeals

Rules Amendment Archives 

Archived Amendments

MISC DOCKET 17-002 Order Adopting Amendments to Statewide Rules Governing Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases
(Effective May 1, 2017). (This Rule is superseded by MISC. DOCKET 17-005)

Order Setting Hearing on Statewide Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases

MISC DOCKET 15-007 Order Setting Hearing on Statewide Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases for
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Courtroom

MISC DOCKET 15-004 Final Approval of Rules Governing Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases
(Effective November 1, 2015) (This Rule is superseded by MISC DOCKET 17-002)

MISC DOCKET 15-002 Order approving Texas Rule of Evidence 902
(Effective August 19, 2014) (This Rule is superseded by MISC DOCKET 15-001)

MISC DOCKET 14-003 Order approving Texas Rule of Evidence 902 (Effective August 19, 2014) (This Rule is superseded by MISC DOCKET 15-001)

Amendments to the TRAP

MISC DOCKET 16-005 Order Adopting Amendments to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.4, 72.2, and 73.7
(Effective February 1, 2017).
(This Rule is superseded by Misc Docket 17-001 and Misc Docket 17-9007)

MISC DOCKET 15-006 Order Adopting Texas Rule of Procedure 73.4 Filing and Transmission of Habeas Record, 79.2 Contents and Texas Rules of Evidence Rule 615, Producing a Witness's Statement in Criminal Cases (Effective January 1, 2016)
(This Rule is superseded by Misc Docket 16-001 and Misc Docket 16-9012)

Amendments to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 6, 9, 37, 48, 68, 70, 71, and 73, Appendix C, Appendix F: Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and Appendix G, effective January 1, 2014.

MISC-DOCKET 13-002 Amendmments to Rules of Appellate Procedure 6, 9, 68, and 73, the Appendix. (Effective January 1, 2014) (This Rule is superseded by Misc Docket 13-003)

MISC-DOCKET 12-001 Order Amending the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules 9, 38, 49, 52, 53, 55, 64, 68, 70, and 71. (Effective December 1, 2012)

MISC DOCKET 11-006 Effective immediately, the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 31.4(b)&(c), Stay of Mandate and Appendix: Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal, is amended. This rule supersedes Misc Docket 11-005. The language (if not represented by counsel) has been removed from the Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal form . All other amendments made in Misc Docket 11-005 remain in effect.

MISC DOCKET 11-005 Effective immediately, the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure Appendix: Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal, is amended. (This Rule is superseded by Misc Docket 11-006)

MISC DOCKET 11-004 Order Amending Rules 50, 68.2, 68.3, 68.7, 68.11 and 79.2 and the verification page to the writ application form.
(Effective September 1, 2011). This rule supersedes Misc Docket 11-002.

MISC DOCKET 11-002 Order Amending Rules 50, 68.2, 68.3, 68.7, 68.11 and 79.2 and the verification page to the writ application for.
(Effective September 1, 2011) (This Rule is superseded by Misc Docket 11-004)

MISC DOCKET 11-001 Order Amending Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.2 and 9.3
(Effective February 28, 2011)

MISC DOCKET 08-103 Order Amending Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure
(Effective September 1, 2008)

MISC DOCKET 07-101 Concerning Hazardous Papers
(Effective December 17, 2007)

MISC DOCKET 06-104 Approved Amendments to Rules of Appellate Procedure 25.2, 48.4 and Appendix: Certification of Defendants Right of Appeal is amended
(Effective September 1, 2007)

MISC DOCKET 06-101 Approved Amendments to Rules of Appellate Procedure 21.1, 21.3, 21.8, 21.9, 25.2, 35.3 and 42.2
(Effective January 1, 2007)

Approved Amendments to Rules of Appellate Procedure
(Effective January 1, 2003)

Notes

New Effective immediately, the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure Appendix: Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal, is amended.