Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 42.023 — JUDGE MAY CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING
CR § 42.023Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 42. JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE
Statute text
View on sourceBefore pronouncing sentence on a defendant convicted of a criminal offense, the judge may consider whether the defendant should be committed for care and treatment under Section 462.081, Health and Safety Code.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.