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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.054 — Person injured in one county and dying in another

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 13A: VENUE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.054

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.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.054Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

An offense in which a person is injured in one county and, as a result of the injury, dies in another county, may be prosecuted in the county in which: (1) the injury was received; (2) the death occurred; or (3) the person's body is found.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.054 (official source deep link)
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