Texas Statutes
§ 18.13 — SHALL DISCHARGE DEFENDANT.
Texas § 18.13
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 18.13 (2026).
Text
Art. 18.13. SHALL DISCHARGE DEFENDANT. If the magistrate be not satisfied, upon investigation, that there was good ground for the issuance of the warrant, he shall discharge the defendant and order restitution of the property taken from him, except for criminal instruments. In such case, the criminal instruments shall be kept by the sheriff subject to the order of the proper court.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 984, ch. 399, Sec. 2(E), eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 18.13, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/18.13.