Texas Statutes
§ 21.17 — FOLLOWING STATUTORY WORDS.
Texas § 21.17
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 21.17 (2026).
Text
Art. 21.17. FOLLOWING STATUTORY WORDS. Words used in a statute to define an offense need not be strictly pursued in the indictment; it is sufficient to use other words conveying the same meaning, or which include the sense of the statutory words.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
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ALLEGATION OF VENUE.§ 21.07
ALLEGATION OF NAME.§ 21.08
ALLEGATION OF OWNERSHIP.§ 21.09
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.§ 21.11
CERTAINTY; WHAT SUFFICIENT.§ 21.12
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 21.17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/21.17.