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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 11.56 — EFFECT OF DISCHARGE BEFORE INDICTMENT

CR § 11.56Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 11. HABEAS CORPUS

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Where a person, before indictment found against him, has been discharged or held to bail on habeas corpus by order of a court or judge of competent jurisdiction, he shall not be again imprisoned or detained in custody on an accusation for the same offense, until after he shall have been indicted, unless surrendered by his bail.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.56 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.