Texas Statutes
§ 44.17 — APPEAL TO COUNTY COURT, HOW CONDUCTED .
Texas § 44.17
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 44.17 (2026).
Text
Art. 44.17. APPEAL TO COUNTY COURT, HOW CONDUCTED . In all appeals to a county court from justice courts and municipal courts other than municipal courts of record, the trial shall be de novo in the trial in the county court, the same as if the prosecution had been originally commenced in that court. An appeal to the county court from a municipal court of record may be based only on errors reflected in the record.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Nearby Sections
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§ 44.01
APPEAL BY STATE.§ 44.02
DEFENDANT MAY APPEAL.§ 44.03
PRESENCE IN APPELLATE COURT.§ 44.04
BOND PENDING APPEAL.§ 44.041
CONDITIONS IN LIEU OF BOND.§ 44.05
RECEIPT OF MANDATE.§ 44.08
NOTICE OF APPEAL.§ 44.09
ESCAPE PENDING APPEAL.§ 44.10
SHERIFF TO REPORT ESCAPE.§ 44.11
EFFECT OF APPEAL.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 44.17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/44.17.