Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 42.111: DEFERRAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN CASES APPEALED TO COUNTY COURT

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute provides a procedural option allowing defendants convicted of fines-only misdemeanors to enter guilty pleas on appeal to county court, enabling courts to defer proceedings without recording guilt.

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