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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 D. DETERMINATION OF ISSUE OF DEFENDANT'S SANITY |
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Art. 46C.160. DETENTION PENDING FURTHER PROCEEDINGS |
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(a) On a determination by the judge or jury that the defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity, pending further proceedings under this chapter, the court may order the defendant detained in jail or any other suitable place for a period not to exceed 14 days. (b) The court may order a defendant detained in a facility of the department or a facility of the Department of Aging and Disability Services under this article only with the consent of the head of the facility. |
| Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. |