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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Chapter 16. THE COMMITMENT OR DISCHARGE OF THE ACCUSED |
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Art. 16.15. WHO MAY DISCHARGE CAPITAL OFFENSE |
| The examination of one accused of a capital offense shall be conducted by a justice of the peace, county judge, county court at law, or county criminal court. The judge may admit to bail, except in capital cases where the proof is evident. |
| Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. |