Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 16.17: DECISION OF JUDGE
What this law says, in plain English
After an examining trial, a judge must order the defendant jailed, discharged, or admitted to bail. If the judge fails to issue an order within 48 hours, the defendant must be discharged.
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