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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 36.22 — Conversing with jury

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. 36.22

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. 36.22Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

No person shall be permitted to be with a jury while it is deliberating. No person shall be permitted to converse with a juror about the case on trial except in the presence and by the permission of the court.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 36.22 (official source deep link)
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