Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 28.08: WHEN DEFENDANT IS HELD BY ORDER OF COURT

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute describes the court procedure when a defendant's indictment is dismissed but the judge refuses to release him. The defendant must be discharged after ten days unless new charges are filed.

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