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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 46B. INCOMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Art. 46B.006. APPOINTMENT OF AND REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL |
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(a) A defendant is entitled to representation by counsel before any court-ordered competency evaluation and during any proceeding at which it is suggested that the defendant may be incompetent to stand trial. (b) If the defendant is indigent and the court has not appointed counsel to represent the defendant, the court shall appoint counsel as necessary to comply with Subsection (a). |
| Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. |