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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 27.02 — Defendant's pleadings
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 27: THE PLEADING IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 27.02
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.
The pleadings and motions of the defendant shall be: (1) A motion to set aside or an exception to an indictment or information for some matter of form or substance; (2) A special plea as provided in Article 27.05 of this code; (3) A plea of guilty; (4) A plea of not guilty; (5) A plea of nolo contendere, the legal effect of which shall be the same as that of a plea of guilty, except that such plea may not be used against the defendant as an admission in any civil suit based upon or growing out of the act upon which the criminal prosecution is based; (6) An application for probation, if any; (7) An election, if any, to have the jury assess the punishment if he is found guilty; and (8) Any other motions or pleadings that are by law permitted to be filed.
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