Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 16.08 · Chapter 16. THE COMMITMENT OR DISCHARGE OF THE ACCUSED
PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The examination of each witness shall be in the presence of the accused.
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.16.htm
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- sha256 26cc688b4809294c017d7701bc707189ed1c077aa182a82f79d6a24c20f24d77
- 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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