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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 46C. INSANITY DEFENSE |
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Subchapter B. RAISING THE INSANITY DEFENSE |
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Art. 46C.051. NOTICE OF INTENT TO RAISE INSANITY DEFENSE |
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(a) A defendant planning to offer evidence of the insanity defense must file with the court a notice of the defendant's intention to offer that evidence. (b) The notice must: (1) contain a certification that a copy of the notice has been served on the attorney representing the state; and (2) be filed at least 20 days before the date the case is set for trial, except as described by Subsection (c). (c) If before the 20-day period the court sets a pretrial hearing, the defendant shall give notice at the hearing. |
| Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. |