Texas Statutes

§ 44.46 — REVERSAL OF CONVICTION ON THE BASIS OF SERVICE ON JURY BY A DISQUALIFIED JUROR.

Texas § 44.46
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 44.46 (2026).

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Art. 44.46. REVERSAL OF CONVICTION ON THE BASIS OF SERVICE ON JURY BY A DISQUALIFIED JUROR. A conviction in a criminal case may be reversed on appeal on the ground that a juror in the case was absolutely disqualified from service under Article 35.19 of this code only if:

(1)the defendant raises the disqualification before the verdict is entered; or
(2)the disqualification was not discovered or brought to the attention of the trial court until after the verdict was entered and the defendant makes a showing of significant harm by the service of the disqualified juror.

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Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 372, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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