Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.06 — Where writ is returnable in cases not involving felony conviction
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 11: HABEAS CORPUS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.06
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) If the applicant has not been formally charged by indictment or information, the writ must be made returnable to the county in which: (1) the applicant is confined to the custody of the sheriff or other authority; (2) the applicant is alleged, by any means including the issuance of a warrant for the applicant's arrest or the applicant's arrest pursuant to Chapter 14 , to have committed a criminal offense that provides the basis for the restraint from which the application seeks relief; or (3) if neither Subdivision (1) nor (2) applies, the action imposing a restraint on the applicant's liberty occurred. (b) After the applicant has been charged by indictment or information, and before any conviction of the applicant, the writ must be made returnable to the county in which the indictment or information is pending. (c) After final conviction in any misdemeanor case, the writ must be made returnable to the county in which the applicant was convicted.
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