Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 33.04 · Chapter 33. THE MODE OF TRIAL
MAY APPEAR BY COUNSEL.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In other misdemeanor cases, the defendant may, by consent of the State's attorney, appear by counsel, and the trial may proceed without his personal presence.
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.33.htm
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- 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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