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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 33.01 — JURY SIZE

CR § 33.01Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 33. THE MODE OF TRIAL

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), in the district court, the jury shall consist of twelve qualified jurors. In the county court and inferior courts, the jury shall consist of six qualified jurors.
(b)In a trial involving a misdemeanor offense, a district court jury shall consist of six qualified jurors.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 466, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.

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