TX · rules
Tex. R. App. P. 3.2
Uniform Terminology in Criminal Cases
In documents filed in criminal appeals, the parties
are the State and the appellant. But if the State has
appealed under Article 44.01 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, the defendant is the appellee. Otherwise,
papers should use real names for parties, and such
labels as appellee, petitioner, respondent, and movant
should be avoided unless necessary for clarity. In
habeas corpus proceedings, the person for whose relief
the writ is requested is the applicant; Code of Criminal
Procedure article 11.13.
History
Notes and Comments Comment to 1997 change: The definition of court below and the reference to “suing out a writ of error to the court of appeals,” are deleted as those terms are no longer used in these rules. Other changes are made.
Provenance
- Source
- txcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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