Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Abbott v. Young
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided September 16, 2008No. 03-07-00572-CVPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.
Texas’ wrongful-imprisonment statute, chapter 103 of the civil practice and remedies code, waives sovereign immunity and authorizes claims against the State for compensation where the claimant (1) “has served in whole or in part a sentence in prison under the laws of this state,” and (2) has either “received a full pardon on the basis of innocence for the crime for which the person was sentenced” or “has been granted relief on the basis of actual innocence for the crime for which the person was sentenced.” Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 103.001(a) (West 2005);…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by30 opinions
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