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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.181 — Defect in complaint

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. 44.181

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. 44.181Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A court conducting a trial de novo based on an appeal from a justice or municipal court may dismiss the case because of a defect in the complaint only if the defendant objected to the defect before the trial began in the justice or municipal court. (b) The attorney representing the state may move to amend a defective complaint before the trial de novo begins.

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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.181 (official source deep link)
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