Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.43 · Chapter 11. HABEAS CORPUS
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
No presumption of guilt arises from the mere fact that a criminal accusation has been made before a competent authority.
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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- 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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