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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46C.051 — Notice of intent to raise insanity defense

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

Part of Chapter 46C: INSANITY DEFENSE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46C.051

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. 46C.051Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A defendant planning to offer evidence of the insanity defense must file with the court a notice of the defendant's intention to offer that evidence. (b) The notice must: (1) contain a certification that a copy of the notice has been served on the attorney representing the state; and (2) be filed at least 20 days before the date the case is set for trial, except as described by Subsection (c). (c) If before the 20-day period the court sets a pretrial hearing, the defendant shall give notice at the hearing.

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