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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 16.17 — Decision of judge

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

Part of Chapter 16: THE COMMITMENT OR DISCHARGE OF THE ACCUSED, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 16.17

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. 16.17Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

After the examining trial has been had, the judge shall make an order committing the defendant to the jail of the proper county, discharging him or admitting him to bail, as the law and facts of the case may require. Failure of the judge to make or enter an order within 48 hours after the examining trial has been completed operates as a finding of no probable cause and the accused shall be discharged.

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