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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 36.06 — Instructed by the court

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

Part of Chapter 36: THE TRIAL BEFORE THE JURY, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 36.06

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. 36.06Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Witnesses, when placed under rule, shall be instructed by the court that they are not to converse with each other or with any other person about the case, except by permission of the court, and that they are not to read any report of or comment upon the testimony in the case while under rule. The officer who attends the witnesses shall report to the court at once any violation of its instructions, and the party violating the same shall be punished for contempt of court.

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