The board will consider recommending to the governor a reprieve of execution of death sentence upon receipt of a written application in behalf of a condemned felon. The individual filing such application, if other than the condemned felon, may be required to demonstrate that he is authorized by the condemned felon to file such application. Any such application shall contain the following information:

1. (1) the name of the applicant, together with any other pertinent identifying information;
2. (2) identification of the applicant's agents, if any, who are presenting the application;
3. (3) certified copies of the indictment, judgment, verdict of the jury, and sentence in the case, including official documentation verifying the scheduled execution date, if said information is not contained in the sentence;
4. (4) a brief statement of the offense for which the prisoner has been sentenced to death;
5. (5) a brief statement of the appellate history of the case, including its current status;
6. (6) a brief statement of the legal issues which have been raised during the judicial progress of the case;
7. (7) the requested length of duration of the reprieve, which shall be in increments of 30 days that is, 30, 60, 90, etc., unless a different duration is requested upon the basis of the grounds for the application set forth pursuant to paragraph (8) of this section;
8. (8) all grounds upon the basis of which the reprieve is requested; provided that such grounds shall not call upon the board to decide technical questions of law which are properly presented via the judicial process; and,
9. (9) a brief statement of the effect of the prisoner's crime upon the family of the victim.

Source Note:The provisions of this §143.42 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective January 4, 1984, 8 TexReg 5423; amended to be effective October 19, 1984, 9 TexReg 5163.