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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 35.20 — Names called in order
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 35: FORMATION OF THE JURY, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 35.20
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.
In selecting the jury from the persons summoned, the names of such persons shall be called in the order in which they appear upon the list furnished the defendant. Each juror shall be tried and passed upon separately. A person who has been summoned, but who is not present, may, upon his appearance before the jury is completed, be tried as to his qualifications and impaneled as a juror, unless challenged, but no cause shall be unreasonably delayed on account of such absence.
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