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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 29.13 — Continuance after trial is begun

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

Part of Chapter 29: CONTINUANCE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 29.13

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. 29.13Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

A continuance or postponement may be granted on the motion of the State or defendant after the trial has begun, when it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that by some unexpected occurrence since the trial began, which no reasonable diligence could have anticipated, the applicant is so taken by surprise that a fair trial cannot be had.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 29.13 (official source deep link)
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