Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.111 · Chapter 24. SUBPOENA AND ATTACHMENT
HEARING REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN WRITS OF ATTACHMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This article applies only to an attachment that is requested to be issued under:
(1) Article 24.011, if an affidavit is required under Article 24.011(b-1); or
(2) Article 24.12, 24.14, or 24.22.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a writ of attachment to which this article applies may only be issued by the judge of the court in which the witness is to testify if the judge determines, after a hearing, that the issuance of the attachment is in the best interest of justice.
(c) In making a determination under Subsection (b), the judge shall consider the affidavit of the attorney representing the state or the defendant, as applicable, that was submitted with the request for the issuance of the attachment.
(d) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the witness at the hearing under Subsection (b), including a hearing conducted outside the presence of the witness.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 291), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.24.htm
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Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.011SUBPOENAS; CHILD WITNESSES.Printed as Article 24.011
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.12WHEN ATTACHMENT MAY ISSUE.Printed as Article 24.12, 24.14, or 24.22
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.14ATTACHMENT FOR RESIDENT WITNESS.Printed as Article 24.12, 24.14, or 24.22
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.22WITNESS FINED AND ATTACHED.Printed as Article 24.12, 24.14, or 24.22
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