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Tex. Penal Code § 2.01 (2026)

Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

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Sec. 2.01. PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The fact that he has been arrested, confined, or indicted for, or otherwise charged with, the offense gives rise to no inference of guilt at his trial.

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

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Cited in 375 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Alvarado v. State, 912 S.W.2d 199 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995).
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Alvarado v. State, 912 S.W.2d 199 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Tex.Penal Code § 2.01; Tex.Code Crim.Proc.”
York v. State, 342 S.W.3d 528 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “[82] TEX. PENAL CODE § 2.01 ("All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Allen v. State, 249 S.W.3d 680 (Tex. App.—Austin 2008). · cites it 2× “1993); see also Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 2.01 (West 2003); Ward v.”
Sonnier v. State, 913 S.W.2d 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “2d 368 (1970); Tex.Penal Code § 2.01. Appellant acknowledges that in Geesa v.”
Connell v. State, 233 S.W.3d 460 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2007). · cites it 2× “[1] TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 2.01 (Vernon 2003) ("All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Hendrix v. State, 150 S.W.3d 839 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004). · cites it 2× “" TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 2.01 (Vernon 2003). The errors in the charge for cause number 955264 enabled the jury to possibly return a non-unanimous guilty verdict.”
Weaver v. State, 87 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “The issue is prohibition versus appropriate use. Our Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure both provide that "no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Hanson v. State, 55 S.W.3d 681 (Tex. App.—Austin 2001). · cites it 2× “V, § 13; Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 2.01 (West 1994). The Sixth Amendment guarantees a right to trial by jury while the Fourteenth Amendment houses due process protections, which the Supreme Court has determined require juries to find every element of a charged offense beyond a…”
Hacker, Anthony Wayne, 389 S.W.3d 860 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “Tex. Penal Code § 2.01. 7 . Leonard v. State, 385 S.”
Harrell v. State, 884 S.W.2d 154 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 2.01. [8] The genesis for this "clear" proof standard comes from an oft-quoted passage in Texas Jurisprudence.”
Reckart v. State, 323 S.W.3d 588 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2010). · cites it 2× “08, and Texas Penal Code section 2.01. See U.S. Const.”
King v. State, 17 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 2.01 (Vernon 1994).”
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Tex. Penal Code § 2.01(2003): 3 cases
Abrego, Jesus Efrain, No. PD-0417-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Apr. 16, 2015).
Abrego, Jesus Efrain, No. PD-0417-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Apr. 22, 2015).
Valdez, Osbaldo, No. PD-0466-15 (Tex. Crim. App. Apr. 24, 2015).
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