Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 31A.151 — Return to county in which indictment or information filed; subsequent proceedings
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 31A: CHANGE OF VENUE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 31A.151
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.
(a) On the completion of a trial in which a change of venue has been ordered and, if applicable, after the jury has been discharged, the court, with the consent of counsel for the state and the defendant, may return the case to the county in which the indictment or information was filed. Except as provided by Subsection (b), all subsequent and ancillary proceedings, including the pronouncement of sentence after appeals have been exhausted, must be heard in the county in which the indictment or information was filed. (b) A motion for new trial alleging jury misconduct must be heard in the county in which the case was tried. The county in which the indictment or information was filed must pay the costs of the prosecution of the motion. (c) Except for the review of a death sentence under Section 2(h), Article 37.071 , or under Section 2(h), Article 37.072 , an appeal taken in a case returned under this article to the county in which the indictment or information was filed must be docketed in the appellate district in which that county is located.
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