Texas · Texas Penal Code

Tex. Penal Code § 3.03: SENTENCES FOR OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF SAME CRIMINAL EPISODE

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute governs how courts must impose sentences when a defendant is convicted of multiple offenses in a single case. Sentences generally run concurrently, but may run consecutively for certain serious offenses including DWI, sexual offenses against minors, and sexual assault.

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