Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 37.06 — PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT

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CR § 37.06Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 37. THE VERDICT

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In felony cases the defendant must be present when the verdict is read unless his absence is wilful or voluntary. A verdict in a misdemeanor case may be received and read in the absence of the defendant.

Legislative history

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