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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.08 — Conviction of lesser included offense

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

Part of Chapter 37: THE VERDICT, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.08

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. 37.08Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
In a prosecution for an offense with lesser included offenses, the jury may find the defendant not guilty of the greater offense, but guilty of any lesser included offense.

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