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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 44.181 — DEFECT IN COMPLAINT

CR § 44.181Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 44. APPEAL AND WRIT OF ERROR

Statute text

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(a)A court conducting a trial de novo based on an appeal from a justice or municipal court may dismiss the case because of a defect in the complaint only if the defendant objected to the defect before the trial began in the justice or municipal court.
(b)The attorney representing the state may move to amend a defective complaint before the trial de novo begins.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 478, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.181 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.