Texas § 27.20 CONFINEMENT BEFORE SENTENCING ON PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.

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§ 27.20 — CONFINEMENT BEFORE SENTENCING ON PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.

Texas § 27.20

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 27.20 (2026).

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Art. 27.20. CONFINEMENT BEFORE SENTENCING ON PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. If a defendant is adjudged guilty after entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for an offense listed in Article 42A.054 (a) punishable as a felony of the second degree or any higher category of offense and for which the defendant is not eligible for community supervision under Article 42A.055 as provided by Article 42A.056 , the court shall order that the defendant be taken into custody and confined until the defendant is sentenced.

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Art. 27.20. CONFINEMENT BEFORE SENTENCING ON PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. If a defendant is adjudged guilty after entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for an offense listed in Article 42A.054 (a) punishable as a felony of the second degree or any higher category of offense and for which the defendant is not eligible for community supervision under Article 42A.055 as provided by Article 42A.056 , the court shall order that the defendant be taken into custody and confined until the defendant is sentenced.