Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 11.31: APPLICANT BROUGHT BEFORE JUDGE
What this law says, in plain English
A person served with a writ must bring the detained person before a judge, unless illness prevents removal. The judge may reschedule the hearing or proceed without the detained person if their counsel consents.
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