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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.153 — Plea of guilty or nolo contendere generally

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

Part of Chapter 45A: JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.153

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. 45A.153Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) On the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the justice or municipal court may hear proof regarding the offense and assess the punishment. (b) A justice or judge may not accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere from a defendant in open court unless it appears to the justice or judge that the defendant is mentally competent and the plea is free and voluntary.

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