Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.06 · Chapter 37. THE VERDICT
PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In felony cases the defendant must be present when the verdict is read unless his absence is wilful or voluntary. A verdict in a misdemeanor case may be received and read in the absence of the defendant.
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.37.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 9230b38105f502cb50310aa1dbd9a42ec8c8ad4eba85eba02af4cca46d53a40b
- 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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