Texas Statutes
§ 37.02 — VERDICT BY NINE JURORS.
Texas § 37.02
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 37.02 (2026).
Text
Art. 37.02. VERDICT BY NINE JURORS. In misdemeanor cases in the district court, where one or more jurors have been discharged from serving after the cause has been submitted to them, if all the alternate jurors selected under Article 33.011 of this code have either been seated or discharged, and there be as many as nine of the jurors remaining, those remaining may render and return a verdict; but in such case, the verdict must be signed by each juror rendering it.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4594, ch. 775, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 37.01
VERDICT.§ 37.02
VERDICT BY NINE JURORS.§ 37.03
IN COUNTY COURT.§ 37.04
WHEN JURY HAS AGREED.§ 37.05
POLLING THE JURY.§ 37.06
PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT.§ 37.071
PROCEDURE IN CAPITAL CASE§ 37.073
REPAYMENT OF REWARDS; FINES.§ 37.09
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE.§ 37.10
INFORMAL VERDICT.§ 37.11
DEFENDANTS TRIED JOINTLY.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 37.02, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/BC/37.02.