Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 31A.003: CHANGE OF VENUE ON STATE'S MOTION
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the procedural process by which a state attorney may request to move a criminal case to a different county based on concerns about fair trial or witness safety, and the judge's role in deciding such motions.
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