Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Chapter 49. INQUESTS UPON DEAD BODIES |
Subchapter A. DUTIES PERFORMED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE |
Art. 49.08. INFORMATION LEADING TO AN INQUEST |
A justice of the peace conducting an inquest may act on information the justice receives from any credible person or on facts within his knowledge. |
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. |