Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.27 · Chapter 38. EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS
EVIDENCE OF HANDWRITING.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
It is competent to give evidence of handwriting by comparison, made by experts or by the jury. Proof by comparison only shall not be sufficient to establish the handwriting of a witness who denies his signature under oath.
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.38.htm
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