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Tex. Penal Code § 19.01 (2026)

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Sec. 19.01. TYPES OF CRIMINAL HOMICIDE. (a) A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an individual.

(b) Criminal homicide is murder, capital murder, manslaughter, or criminally negligent homicide.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 42 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Grotti v. State, 273 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
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Grotti v. State, 273 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “001(a); Tex Penal Code § 19.01. The state further asserts that death is not a technical term, and “even if considered technical, it should be given its ordinary meaning if not legislatively defined in the penal code.”
Milner, Ex Parte Kenneth Glenn, 394 S.W.3d 502 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “01(a) (“A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an individual''); Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(b) ("Criminal homicide is murder,_”).”
Forest v. State, 989 S.W.2d 365 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “The defendant in Harrell was charged with intentional and knowing murder under then Texas Penal Code § 19.01(a)(1) (now § 19.”
Martinez v. State, 833 S.W.2d 188 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1992). · cites it 2× “Ashworth, Justice, Court of Appeals, Second District of Texas at Fort Worth, Retired, sitting by assignment. [2] The Honorable Preston H.”
Grotti v. State, 209 S.W.3d 747 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2006). “Tex. Penal Code ANN. § 19.01(a) (Vernon 2003).”
Reeves v. State, 969 S.W.2d 471 (Tex. App.—Waco 1998). “Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.01(a) (Vernon 1994).”
Davis v. State, 840 S.W.2d 480 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1992). · cites it 2× “A jury `assessed punishment at fifty years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We will affirm.”
Pesina v. State, 949 S.W.2d 374 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997). “Laws, 1123 (amended 1993) (current version Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(a)(1) (Vernon 1994)).”
Ashby v. State, 527 S.W.3d 356 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). “The presence of TFMPP in Ashby’s blood has a tendency to make it more probable that Ashby did not have the normal use of his mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of a controlled substance, or some combination of substances, into his body.”
Griffith v. State, 315 S.W.3d 648 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2010). “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.01 (b) (Vernon 2003) (manslaughter constitutes homicide).”
Kimbrough v. State, 959 S.W.2d 634 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1996). “Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.01(a) (Vernon 1994).”
State v. Blanco, 953 S.W.2d 799 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1997). “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 19.01 & 22.02(a) (Vernon 1994), respectively.”
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Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(2)(A): 1 case
Ashby v. State, 527 S.W.3d 356 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). “The presence of TFMPP in Ashby’s blood has a tendency to make it more probable that Ashby did not have the normal use of his mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of a controlled substance, or some combination of substances, into his body.”
Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(B)(1): 1 case
Guadalupe Navarro v. State of Texas, No. 01-25-00384-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 13, 2026).
Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(a): 8 cases
Grotti v. State, 273 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). “001(a); Tex Penal Code § 19.01. The state further asserts that death is not a technical term, and “even if considered technical, it should be given its ordinary meaning if not legislatively defined in the penal code.”
Milner, Ex Parte Kenneth Glenn, 394 S.W.3d 502 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “01(a) (“A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an individual''); Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(b) ("Criminal homicide is murder,_”).”
Grotti v. State, 209 S.W.3d 747 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2006). “Tex. Penal Code ANN. § 19.01(a) (Vernon 2003).”
Reeves v. State, 969 S.W.2d 471 (Tex. App.—Waco 1998). “Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.01(a) (Vernon 1994).”
Kimbrough v. State, 959 S.W.2d 634 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1996). “Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.01(a) (Vernon 1994).”
Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(a)(1): 3 cases
Forest v. State, 989 S.W.2d 365 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). “The defendant in Harrell was charged with intentional and knowing murder under then Texas Penal Code § 19.01(a)(1) (now § 19.”
Pesina v. State, 949 S.W.2d 374 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997). “Laws, 1123 (amended 1993) (current version Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(a)(1) (Vernon 1994)).”
Travis Blayne Hall v. State of Texas, No. 03-23-00246-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Feb. 21, 2025).
Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(a)(2): 2 cases
Forest v. State, 989 S.W.2d 365 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). “The defendant in Harrell was charged with intentional and knowing murder under then Texas Penal Code § 19.01(a)(1) (now § 19.”
Daniel Keith Smith, Sr. v. State of Texas, No. 03-23-00508-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 28, 2024).
Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(b): 5 cases
Martinez v. State, 833 S.W.2d 188 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1992). “Ashworth, Justice, Court of Appeals, Second District of Texas at Fort Worth, Retired, sitting by assignment. [2] The Honorable Preston H.”
Milner, Ex Parte Kenneth Glenn, 394 S.W.3d 502 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “01(a) (“A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an individual''); Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(b) ("Criminal homicide is murder,_”).”
Garfias, Christopher, No. PD-1323-08 (Tex. Crim. App. June 29, 2011).
Joel Pellot v. State of Texas, No. 04-23-00473-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Mar. 19, 2025).
Jessie Earl Griffith v. State of Texas, No. 11-08-00274-CR (Tex. App.—Eastland June 10, 2010).
Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(b)(1): 1 case
Peyton, Ex Parte Jeffrey, No. PD-0677-16 (Tex. June 21, 2016).
Tex. Penal Code § 19.01(b)(2): 1 case
Remus Litoiu v. State, No. 13-13-00489-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi July 30, 2015).
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