Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 28.06: SHALL BE FULLY DISCHARGED, WHEN

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What this law says, in plain English

A defendant must be fully discharged if evidence shows the statute of limitations will expire before a new indictment can be filed after a motion or exception is sustained.

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