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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.10 — Sheriff to report escape

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

Part of Chapter 44: APPEAL AND WRIT OF ERROR, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.10

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. 44.10Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

When any such escape occurs, the sheriff who had the prisoner in custody shall immediately report the fact under oath to the district or county attorney of the county in which the conviction was had, who shall forthwith forward such report to the State prosecuting attorney. Such report shall be sufficient evidence of the fact of such escape to authorize the dismissal of the appeal.

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