Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 19A.256: REFERRAL TO GRAND JURY IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES
What this law says, in plain English
When a district judge believes sexual assault probably occurred, the judge must direct the grand jury to investigate immediately if court is in session, or at the next court term if not in session. A discharged grand jury must be recalled immediately.
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