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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 37. THE VERDICT |
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Art. 37.06. PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT |
| 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. |
| Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. |