Texas Statutes
§ 16.15 — WHO MAY DISCHARGE CAPITAL OFFENSE.
Texas § 16.15
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Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 16.15 (2026).
Text
Art. 16.15. WHO MAY DISCHARGE CAPITAL OFFENSE. The examination of one accused of a capital offense shall be conducted by a justice of the peace, county judge, county court at law, or county criminal court. The judge may admit to bail, except in capital cases where the proof is evident.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
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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 § 16.15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/BC/16.15.