Tex. Penal Code § 38.08 · Chapter 38. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION
EFFECT OF UNLAWFUL CUSTODY.
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It is no defense to prosecution under Section 38.06 or 38.07 that the custody was unlawful.
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History
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 38.09 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
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