Texas Criminal Defenses Explained: Self-Defense, Necessity, Entrapment & Statutory Defenses (Part 2)

Statutory defenses can be some of the most powerful—and most overlooked—tools available to Texas criminal defense attorneys. In Part 2 of our series, we examine Texas Penal Code Chapters 8 and 9, discussing affirmative defenses, justification defenses, jury charge issues, and real-world trial strategy. Topics include insanity, mistake of fact, mistake of law, intoxication, duress, entrapment,…