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TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 28 - Motions, Pleadings and Exceptions|Article 28.01. Pre-Trial|Section 1.

Sec. 1. The court may set any criminal case for a pre-trial hearing before it is set for trial upon its merits, and direct the defendant and his attorney, if any of record, and the State's attorney, to appear before the court at the time and place stated in the court's order for a conference and hearing.  The defendant must be present at the arraignment, and his presence is required during any pre-trial proceeding.  The pre-trial hearing shall be to determine any of the following matters:(1) Arraignment of the defendant, if such be necessary;  and appointment of counsel to represent the defendant, if such be necessary;(2) Pleadings of the defendant;(3) Special pleas, if any;(4) Exceptions to the form or substance of the indictment or information;(5) Motions for continuance either by the State or defendant;  provided that grounds for continuance not existing or not known at the time may be presented and considered at any time before the defendant announces ready for trial;(6) Motions to suppress evidence--When a hearing on the motion to suppress evidence is granted, the court may determine the merits of said motion on the motions themselves, or upon opposing affidavits, or upon oral testimony, subject to the discretion of the court;(7) Motions for change of venue by the State or the defendant;  provided, however, that such motions for change of venue, if overruled at the pre-trial hearing, may be renewed by the State or the defendant during the voir dire examination of the jury;(8) Discovery;(9) Entrapment;  and(10) Motion for appointment of interpreter.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 28 - Motions, Pleadings and Exceptions|Article 28.01. Pre-Trial|Section 2.

Sec. 2. When a criminal case is set for such pre-trial hearing, any such preliminary matters not raised or filed seven days before the hearing will not thereafter be allowed to be raised or filed, except by permission of the court for good cause shown;  provided that the defendant shall have sufficient notice of such hearing to allow him not less than 10 days in which to raise or file such preliminary matters.  The record made at such pre-trial hearing, the rulings of the court and the exceptions and objections thereto shall become a part of the trial record of the case upon its merits.
TX Code Crim Pro § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 28 - Motions, Pleadings and Exceptions|Article 28.01. Pre-Trial|Section 3.

Sec. 3. The notice mentioned in Section 2 above shall be sufficient if given in any one of the following ways:(1) By announcement made by the court in open court in the presence of the defendant or his attorney of record;(2) By personal service upon the defendant or his attorney of record;(3) By mail to either the defendant or his attorney of record deposited by the clerk in the mail at least six days prior to the date set for hearing.  If the defendant has no attorney of record such notice shall be addressed to defendant at the address shown on his bond, if the bond shows such an address, and if not, it may be addressed to one of the sureties on his bond.  If the envelope containing the notice is properly addressed, stamped and mailed, the state will not be required to show that it was received.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 1738, ch. 659, Sec. 19, eff. Aug. 28, 1967;  Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 969, ch. 399, Sec. 2(A), eff. Jan. 1, 1974;  Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 204, ch. 113, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 453, ch. 209, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.|
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 31 - Change of Venue|Article 31.08. Return to County of Original Venue|Section 1.

Sec. 1.  (a)  On the completion of a trial in which a change of venue has been ordered and after the jury has been discharged, the court, with the consent of counsel for the state and the defendant, may return the cause to the original county in which the indictment or information was filed.  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, all subsequent and ancillary proceedings, including the pronouncement of sentence after appeals have been exhausted, must be heard in the county in which the indictment or information was filed.(b) A motion for new trial alleging jury misconduct must be heard in the county in which the cause was tried.  The county in which the indictment or information was filed must pay the costs of the prosecution of the motion for new trial.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 31 - Change of Venue|Article 31.08. Return to County of Original Venue|Section 2.

Sec. 2.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), on an order returning venue to the original county in which the indictment or information was filed, the clerk of the county in which the cause was tried shall:(1) make a certified copy of the court's order directing the return to the original county;(2) make a certified copy of the defendant's bail bond, personal bond, or appeal bond;(3) gather all the original papers in the cause and certify under official seal that the papers are all the original papers on file in the court;  and(4) transmit the items listed in this section to the clerk of the court of original venue.(b) This article does not apply to a proceeding in which the clerk of the court of original venue was present and performed the duties as clerk for the court under Article 31.09.
TX Code Crim Pro § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 31 - Change of Venue|Article 31.08. Return to County of Original Venue|Section 3.

Sec. 3.  Except for the review of a death sentence under Section 2(h), Article 37.071, or under Section 2(h), Article 37.072, an appeal taken in a cause returned to the original county under this article must be docketed in the appellate district in which the county of original venue is located.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 824, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Sec. 2 amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 651, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 3.13, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.03. Excuses|Section 1.

Sec. 1.  Except as provided by Sections 2 and 3 of this article, the court shall then hear and determine excuses offered for not serving as a juror, including any claim of an exemption or a lack of qualification, and if the court considers the excuse sufficient, the court shall discharge the prospective juror or postpone the prospective juror's service to a date specified by the court, as appropriate.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.03. Excuses|Section 2.

Sec. 2.  Under a plan approved by the commissioners court of the county in the same manner as a plan is approved for jury selection under Section 62.011, Government Code, in a case other than a capital felony case, the court's designee may hear and determine an excuse offered for not serving as a juror, including any claim of an exemption or a lack of qualification.  The court's designee may discharge the prospective juror or postpone the prospective juror's service to a date specified by the court's designee, as appropriate, if:(1)  the court's designee considers the excuse sufficient;  and(2)  the juror submits to the court's designee a statement of the ground of the exemption or lack of qualification or other excuse.
TX Code Crim Pro § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.03. Excuses|Section 3.

Sec. 3. A court or a court's designee may discharge a juror or postpone the juror's service on the basis of the juror's observation of a religious holy day or religious beliefs only if the juror provides an affidavit as required by Article 29.012(c) of this code.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 43, Sec. 2, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 905 (H.B. 75), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 1. Expenses for Nonresident Witnesses

Sec. 1. EXPENSES FOR NONRESIDENT WITNESSES.    (a)  Every person subpoenaed by either party or otherwise required or requested in writing by the prosecuting attorney or the court to appear for the purpose of giving testimony in a criminal proceeding who resides outside the state or the county in which the prosecution is pending shall be reimbursed by the state for the reasonable and necessary transportation, meal, and lodging expenses he incurs by reason of his attendance as a witness at such proceeding.(b) The state may reimburse a witness for transportation only if the transportation is provided by a commercial transportation company or the witness uses the witness's personally owned or leased motor vehicle.  In this article, "commercial transportation company" means an entity that offers transportation of people or goods to the public in exchange for compensation.(c) The state may reimburse a witness for lodging only if the lodging is provided by a commercial lodging establishment.  In this article, "commercial lodging establishment" means a motel, hotel, inn, apartment, or similar entity that offers lodging to the public in exchange for compensation.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 2. Amount of Reimbursement for Expenses

Sec. 2. AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.  Any person seeking reimbursement as a witness shall make an affidavit setting out the transportation, meal, and lodging expenses necessitated by his travel to and from and attendance at the place he appeared to give testimony, together with the number of days that such travel and attendance made him absent from his place of residence.  A reimbursement paid by the state to a witness for transportation, meal, or lodging expenses may not be paid at a rate that exceeds the maximum rates provided by law for state employees.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2A (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 2A. Direct Payment of Transportation or Lodging Expenses

Sec. 2A. DIRECT PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR LODGING EXPENSES.  If this article requires the state to reimburse a witness for transportation or lodging expenses, the state may instead directly pay a commercial transportation company or commercial lodging establishment for those expenses.
TX Code Crim Pro § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 3. Other Expenses

Sec. 3. OTHER EXPENSES.  In addition to reimbursement or payment for transportation, meal, and lodging expenses , the comptroller, upon proper application by the attorney for the state, shall reimburse or pay the other expenses required by the laws of this state or the state from which the attendance of the witness is sought.
TX Code Crim Pro § 4 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 4. Application and Approval by Judge

Sec. 4. APPLICATION AND APPROVAL BY JUDGE.  A reimbursement to a witness as provided by this article shall be paid by the state to the witness or his assignee.  Claim shall be made by sworn application to the comptroller, a copy of which shall be filed with the clerk of the court, setting out the facts showing entitlement as provided in this article to the reimbursement, which application shall be presented for approval by the judge who presided over the court or empaneled the grand jury before whom the criminal proceeding was pending.  No fee shall be required of any witness for the processing of his claim for reimbursement.
TX Code Crim Pro § 5 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 5. Payment by State

Sec. 5. PAYMENT BY STATE.  The Comptroller of Public Accounts, upon receipt of a claim approved by the judge, shall examine it and, if he deems the claim in compliance with and authorized by this Article, draw his warrant on the State Treasury for the amount due the witness, or to any person to which the certificate has been assigned by the witness, but no warrant may issue to any assignee of a witness claim unless the assignment is made under oath and acknowledged before some person authorized to administer oaths, certified to by the officer, and under seal.  If the appropriation for paying the account is exhausted, the Comptroller of Public Accounts shall file it away and issue a certificate in the name of the witness entitled to it, stating therein the amount of the claim.  Each claim not filed in the office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts within twelve months from the date it became due and payable shall be forever barred.
TX Code Crim Pro § 6 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 6. Advance by State

Sec. 6. ADVANCE BY STATE.  Funds required to be tendered to an out-of-state witness pursuant to Article 24.28 of this Code shall be paid by the Comptroller of Public Accounts into the registry of the Court in which the case is to be tried upon certification by the Court such funds are necessary to obtain attendance of said witness.  The court shall then cause to be issued checks drawn upon the registry of the Court to secure the attendance of such witness.  In the event that such funds are not used pursuant to this Act, the Court shall return the funds to the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
TX Code Crim Pro § 7 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 7. Advance by County

Sec. 7. ADVANCE BY COUNTY.  The county in which a criminal proceeding is pending, upon request of the district attorney or other prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecution in the proceeding, may advance funds from its treasury to any witness who will be entitled to reimbursement under this article.  The amount advanced may not exceed the amount that is reasonably necessary to enable the witness to attend as required or requested.  However, the amount advanced may include sums in excess of the reimbursement provided for by this article if the excess is required for compliance with Section 4 of Article 24.28 in securing the attendance of a witness from another state under the Uniform Act.  A county that advances funds to a witness under this section is entitled to reimbursement by the state as an assignee of the witness.
TX Code Crim Pro § 8 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 8. Advance for Expenses for Witnesses of Indigent Defendant

Sec. 8. ADVANCE FOR EXPENSES FOR WITNESSES OF INDIGENT DEFENDANT.  Upon application by a defendant shown to be indigent and a showing to the court of reasonable necessity and materiality for the testimony of a witness residing outside the State, the court shall act pursuant to Section 6 hereof to secure advance of funds necessary for the attendance of such witness.
TX Code Crim Pro § 9 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 35 - Formation of the Jury|Article 35.27. Reimbursement of Nonresident Witnesses|Section 9. Limitations

Sec. 9. LIMITATIONS.  A witness, when attached and conveyed by a sheriff or other officer, is not eligible to receive reimbursement of transportation, meal, or lodging expenses incurred while in the custody of the officer.  A court, in its discretion, may limit the number of character witnesses allowed reimbursement under this article to not fewer than two for each defendant and two per defendant for the state.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1287, ch. 477, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1973;  Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1039, ch. 469, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.|Secs. 1, 2 amended by and Sec. 2A added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 449, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Secs. 3, 4 and 7 amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 449, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 37 - The Verdict|Article 37.07. Verdict Must Be General; Separate Hearing on Proper Punishment|Section 1.

Sec. 1.  (a)  The verdict in every criminal action must be general.  When there are special pleas on which a jury is to find they must say in their verdict that the allegations in such pleas are true or untrue.(b) If the plea is not guilty, they must find that the defendant is either guilty or not guilty, and, except as provided in Section 2, they shall assess the punishment in all cases where the same is not absolutely fixed by law to some particular penalty.(c) If the charging instrument contains more than one count or if two or more offenses are consolidated for trial pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Penal Code, the jury shall be instructed to return a finding of guilty or not guilty in a separate verdict as to each count and offense submitted to them.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 37 - The Verdict|Article 37.07. Verdict Must Be General; Separate Hearing on Proper Punishment|Section 2.

Sec. 2.  (a)  In all criminal cases, other than misdemeanor cases of which the justice court or municipal court has jurisdiction, which are tried before a jury on a plea of not guilty, the judge shall, before argument begins, first submit to the jury the issue of guilt or innocence of the defendant of the offense or offenses charged, without authorizing the jury to pass upon the punishment to be imposed.  If the jury fails to agree on the issue of guilt or innocence, the judge shall declare a mistrial and discharge the jury, and jeopardy does not attach in the case.(b)  Except as provided by Article 37.071 or 37.072, if a finding of guilty is returned, it shall then be the responsibility of the judge to assess the punishment applicable to the offense; provided, however, that (1) in any criminal action where the jury may recommend community supervision and the defendant filed his sworn motion for community supervision before the trial began, and (2) in other cases where the defendant so elects in writing before the commencement of the voir dire examination of the jury panel, the punishment shall be assessed by the same jury, except as provided in Section 3(c) of this article and in Article 44.29.  If a finding of guilty is returned, the defendant may, with the consent of the attorney for the state, change his election of one who assesses the punishment.(c) Punishment shall be assessed on each count on which a finding of guilty has been returned.
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 37 - The Verdict|Article 37.071. Procedure in Capital Case|Section 1.

Sec. 1.  (a)  If a defendant is found guilty in a capital felony case in which the state does not seek the death penalty, the judge shall sentence the defendant to life imprisonment or to life imprisonment without parole as required by Section 12.31, Penal Code.(b)  A defendant who is found guilty of an offense under Section 19.03(a)(9), Penal Code, may not be sentenced to death, and the state may not seek the death penalty in any case based solely on an offense under that subdivision.
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 37 - The Verdict|Article 37.0711. Procedure in Capital Case for Offense Committed Before September 1, 1991|Section 1.

Sec. 1. This article applies to the sentencing procedure in a capital case for an offense that is committed before September 1, 1991, whether the sentencing procedure is part of the original trial of the offense, an award of a new trial for both the guilt or innocence stage and the punishment stage of the trial, or an award of a new trial only for the punishment stage of the trial.  For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed before September 1, 1991, if every element of the offense occurs before that date.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 37 - The Verdict|Article 37.0711. Procedure in Capital Case for Offense Committed Before September 1, 1991|Section 2.

Sec. 2. If a defendant is found guilty in a case in which the state does not seek the death penalty, the judge shall sentence the defendant to life imprisonment.
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 37 - The Verdict|Article 37.072. Procedure in Repeat Sex Offender Capital Case Procedure in Repeat Sex Offender Capital Case|Section 1.

Sec. 1.  If a defendant is found guilty in a capital felony case punishable under Section 12.42(c)(3), Penal Code, in which the state does not seek the death penalty, the judge shall sentence the defendant to life imprisonment without parole.
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 38 - Evidence in Criminal Actions|Article 38.01. Texas Forensic Science Commission|Section 1. Creation

Sec. 1.  CREATION.  The Texas Forensic Science Commission is created.