Ex parte Jones (Original)
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The issue this case presented to the Court of Criminal Appeals was whether an amendment to the evading-arrest statute in the Texas Penal Code was enacted in violation of the "single-subject rule" of the Texas Constitution, thereby rendering that enactment void. Concluding that it was not, the Court determined that the court of appeals properly upheld the trial court's denial of the pre-trial application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by appellant Richard Jones. Appellant alleged that the amendment to the evading-arrest statute that became effective on September 1, 2011, was facially unconstitutional because it was enacted in violation of Section 35 of the Texas Constitution, which states, "No bill . . . shall contain more than one subject." The Court of Criminal Appeals concluded that this bill did not violate the single-subject requirement. Therefore the Court affirmed the appellate court's judgment.
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