Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 27.15: CHANGE OF VENUE TO PLEAD GUILTY
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedural mechanism allowing defendants charged with certain felonies to request venue transfer to an available court to enter a guilty plea or nolo contendere plea.
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