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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 1.10. Jeopardy

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Art. 1.10. [8] [9] JEOPARDY.  No person for the same offense 
shall be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty;  nor shall a 
person be again put upon trial for the same offense, after a verdict 
of not guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.             

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