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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 21.17 — Following statutory words

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

Part of Chapter 21: INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 21.17

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. 21.17Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Words used in a statute to define an offense need not be strictly pursued in the indictment; it is sufficient to use other words conveying the same meaning, or which include the sense of the statutory words.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 21.17 (official source deep link)
Official OLLS publication (Title download)

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