Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.08 — Applicant accused of felony
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. 11.08
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.
If the applicant is accused of committing a felony offense, whether by indictment, information, warrant, arrest, or other means, and has not been convicted of the offense, the applicant or petitioner may apply: (1) to the judge of the court in which the indictment or information charging the applicant is pending; or (2) if an indictment or information charging the applicant has not been filed or the judge of the court in which the indictment or information is pending is not available: (A) to any judge with felony jurisdiction in a county to which the writ is returnable; or (B) if there is no judge with felony jurisdiction available in a county described by Paragraph (A), to any judge with felony jurisdiction who presides over a court in any county that adjoins a county described by Paragraph (A).
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