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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 32A. SPEEDY TRIAL |
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Art. 32A.01. TRIAL PRIORITIES |
| Insofar as is practicable, the trial of a criminal action shall be given preference over trials of civil cases, and the trial of a criminal action against a defendant who is detained in jail pending trial of the action shall be given preference over trials of other criminal actions. |
| Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1970, ch. 787, Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 1978. |