Texas Statutes
§ 27.17 — PLEA OF NOT GUILTY CONSTRUED.
Texas § 27.17
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 27.17 (2026).
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Art. 27.17. PLEA OF NOT GUILTY CONSTRUED. The plea of not guilty shall be construed to be a denial of every material allegation in the indictment or information. Under this plea, evidence to establish the insanity of defendant, and every fact whatever tending to acquit him of the accusation may be introduced, except such facts as are proper for a special plea under Article 27.05 .
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Nearby Sections
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§ 27.01
INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION.§ 27.02
DEFENDANT'S PLEADINGS.§ 27.04
MOTION TRIED BY JUDGE.§ 27.05
DEFENDANT'S SPECIAL PLEA.§ 27.06
SPECIAL PLEA VERIFIED.§ 27.07
SPECIAL PLEA TRIED.§ 27.10
WRITTEN PLEADINGS.§ 27.12
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