Texas Statutes
§ 23.15 — ARREST IN CAPITAL CASES.
Texas § 23.15
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Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 23.15 (2026).
Text
Art. 23.15. ARREST IN CAPITAL CASES. Where an arrest is made under a capias in a capital case, the sheriff shall confine the defendant in jail, and the capias shall, for that purpose, be a sufficient commitment. This Article is applicable when the arrest is made in the county where the prosecution is pending.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Nearby Sections
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§ 23.01
DEFINITION OF A "CAPIAS".§ 23.02
ITS REQUISITES.§ 23.03
CAPIAS OR SUMMONS IN FELONY.§ 23.04
IN MISDEMEANOR CASE.§ 23.06
NEW BAIL IN FELONY CASE.§ 23.09
CAPIAS TO SEVERAL COUNTIES.§ 23.10
BAIL IN FELONY.§ 23.13
WHO MAY ARREST UNDER CAPIAS.§ 23.14
BAIL IN MISDEMEANOR.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 23.15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/23.15.