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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 23.15 — Arrest in capital cases

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

Part of Chapter 23: THE CAPIAS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 23.15

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. 23.15Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Where an arrest is made under a capias in a capital case, the sheriff shall confine the defendant in jail, and the capias shall, for that purpose, be a sufficient commitment. This Article is applicable when the arrest is made in the county where the prosecution is pending.

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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 23.15 (official source deep link)
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