Texas Statutes
§ 16.02 — EXAMINATION POSTPONED.
Texas § 16.02
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 16.02 (2026).
Text
Art. 16.02. EXAMINATION POSTPONED. The magistrate may at the request of either party postpone the examination to procure testimony; but the accused shall in the meanwhile be detained in custody unless he give bail to be present from day to day before the magistrate until the examination is concluded, which he may do in all cases except murder and treason.
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Related
Duffy v. State
33 S.W.3d 17 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 2000)
Brodrick Michael James v. State
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2015)
Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Nearby Sections
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§ 16.01
EXAMINING TRIAL.§ 16.02
EXAMINATION POSTPONED.§ 16.03
WARNING TO ACCUSED.§ 16.04
VOLUNTARY STATEMENT.§ 16.06
COUNSEL MAY EXAMINE WITNESS.§ 16.08
PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED.§ 16.10
ATTACHMENT FOR WITNESS.§ 16.14
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 16.02, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/BC/16.02.