First Adopted: June 13, 1979
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 1980
Rule 29 | Rules of Criminal Procedure | Misdemeanors or Felonies – Verdict, Sentence and New Trial
29.03 | Misdemeanors or Felonies – Punishment – Court Shall Assess, When
Where the jury agrees upon a verdict of guilty but fails to agree upon the punishment or does not assess such punishment by its verdict the court shall assess and declare the punishment and render judgment accordingly. Where the jury finds a verdict of guilty and assesses a punishment not authorized by law, or under a plea of guilty, or there is a finding of guilt in a nonjury case, the court shall assess and declare the punishment.
Committee Note – 1980
(Adopted June 13, 1979, effective January 1, 1980.)