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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 35.13 — PASSING JUROR FOR CHALLENGE

CR § 35.13Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 35. FORMATION OF THE JURY

Statute text

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A juror in a capital case in which the state has made it known it will seek the death penalty, held to be qualified, shall be passed for acceptance or challenge first to the state and then to the defendant. Challenges to jurors are either peremptory or for cause.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 1739, ch. 659, Sec. 20, eff. Aug. 28, 1967.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.13 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.