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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 28.13 — FORMER ACQUITTAL OR CONVICTION

CR § 28.13Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 28. MOTIONS, PLEADINGS AND EXCEPTIONS

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A former judgment of acquittal or conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be a bar to any further prosecution for the same offense, but shall not bar a prosecution for any higher grade of offense over which said court had not jurisdiction, unless such judgment was had upon indictment or information, in which case the prosecution shall be barred for all grades of the offense.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 28.13 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.