Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 16.15 · Chapter 16. THE COMMITMENT OR DISCHARGE OF THE ACCUSED
WHO MAY DISCHARGE CAPITAL OFFENSE.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The examination of one accused of a capital offense shall be conducted by a justice of the peace, county judge, county court at law, or county criminal court. The judge may admit to bail, except in capital cases where the proof is evident.
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 97e6f4609cbe25e592261387f969df1ebfe6e18742338f63a81fe540ee6cfbb8
- 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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