Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.31 · Chapter 11. HABEAS CORPUS
APPLICANT BROUGHT BEFORE JUDGE.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The person on whom the writ is served shall bring before the judge the person in his custody, or under his restraint, unless it be made to appear that by reason of sickness he cannot be removed; in which case, another day may be appointed by the judge or court for hearing the cause, and for the production of the person confined; or the application may be heard and decided without the production of the person detained, by the consent of his counsel.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.11.htm
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- sha256 00e332ac3d54c19ce7943430a81bdcf0aea37d68975ab8b5dbc16871fcfacd75
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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