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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 27.20 — Confinement before sentencing on plea of guilty or nolo contendere for certain offenses

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. 27.20

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. 27.20Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If a defendant is adjudged guilty after entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for an offense listed in Article 42A.054 (a) punishable as a felony of the second degree or any higher category of offense and for which the defendant is not eligible for community supervision under Article 42A.055 as provided by Article 42A.056 , the court shall order that the defendant be taken into custody and confined until the defendant is sentenced.

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