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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 36.30 — Discharging jury in misdemeanor

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. 36.30

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. 36.30Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
If nine of the jury can be kept together in a misdemeanor case in the district court, they shall not be discharged. If more than three of the twelve are discharged, the entire jury shall be discharged.

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