Texas Statutes
§ 35.20 — NAMES CALLED IN ORDER.
Texas § 35.20
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 35.20 (2026).
Text
Art. 35.20. NAMES CALLED IN ORDER. In selecting the jury from the persons summoned, the names of such persons shall be called in the order in which they appear upon the list furnished the defendant. Each juror shall be tried and passed upon separately. A person who has been summoned, but who is not present, may, upon his appearance before the jury is completed, be tried as to his qualifications and impaneled as a juror, unless challenged, but no cause shall be unreasonably delayed on account of such absence.
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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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§ 35.01
JURORS CALLED.§ 35.02
SWORN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.§ 35.03
EXCUSES.§ 35.04
CLAIMING EXEMPTION.§ 35.05
EXCUSED BY CONSENT.§ 35.07
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY.§ 35.08
WHEN CHALLENGE IS SUSTAINED.§ 35.09
LIST OF NEW VENIRE.§ 35.10
COURT TO TRY QUALIFICATIONS.§ 35.11
PREPARATION OF LIST.§ 35.12
MODE OF TESTING.§ 35.13
PASSING JUROR FOR CHALLENGE.§ 35.14
A PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE.§ 35.15
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 35.20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/35.20.