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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.0198 — Finding regarding delay in arrest of defendant

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

Part of Chapter 42: JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.0198

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. 42.0198Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

In the trial of an offense under Section 19.02 , 22.011 , or 22.021 , Penal Code, on the motion of the attorney representing the state the judge shall make an affirmative finding of fact regarding the number of months that elapsed, if any, between the date an arrest warrant was issued for the defendant following an indictment for the offense and the date the defendant was arrested for the offense. The judge shall enter the affirmative finding in the judgment in the case.

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