Texas Statutes
§ 40.001 — NEW TRIAL ON MATERIAL EVIDENCE.
Texas § 40.001
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 40.001 (2026).
Text
Art. 40.001. NEW TRIAL ON MATERIAL EVIDENCE. A new trial shall be granted an accused where material evidence favorable to the accused has been discovered since trial.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 11.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Nearby Sections
12
§ 40.001
NEW TRIAL ON MATERIAL EVIDENCE.§ 40.01
DEFINITION OF "NEW TRIAL".§ 40.02
GRANTED ONLY TO ACCUSED.§ 40.04
IN MISDEMEANORS.§ 40.06
STATE MAY CONTROVERT MOTION.§ 40.08
EFFECT OF A NEW TRIAL.§ 40.09
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 40.001, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/40.001.