About this video
The first video in Brian Foley's series on the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure covers the opening articles: 1.01 (the Code's short title), 1.02 (its effective date), and 1.03 — the statement of what the Code is for. Article 1.03's objects include adopting measures to prevent crime, excluding the offender from all hope of escape, ensuring a fair trial, protecting the innocent, and making the punishment certain and speedy.
This video is educational only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.