Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.07 · Chapter 26. ARRAIGNMENT
NAME AS STATED IN INDICTMENT.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
When the defendant is arraigned, his name, as stated in the indictment, shall be distinctly called; and unless he suggest by himself or counsel that he is not indicted by his true name, it shall be taken that his name is truly set forth, and he shall not thereafter be allowed to deny the same by way of defense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.26.htm
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- sha256 1289832656f5e56ef291c7103083c712bc83c0db234f05f2f59e79d0d62777cd
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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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