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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 18.13. Shall Discharge Defendant

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Art. 18.13. [329] [380] [368] SHALL DISCHARGE DEFENDANT.  If 
the magistrate be not satisfied, upon investigation, that there was 
good ground for the issuance of the warrant, he shall discharge the 
defendant and order restitution of the property taken from him, 
except for criminal instruments.  In such case, the criminal 
instruments shall be kept by the sheriff subject to the order of the 
proper court.

Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 984, ch. 399, Sec. 2(E), eff. 
Jan. 1, 1974.

Last modified: August 10, 2007