Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 20.04. Attorney May Examine Witnesses

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Art. 20.04. ATTORNEY MAY EXAMINE WITNESSES.  The attorney 
representing the State may examine the witnesses before the grand 
jury and shall advise as to the proper mode of interrogating them.  
No person other than the attorney representing the State or a grand 
juror may question a witness before the grand jury.  No person may 
address the grand jury about a matter before the grand jury other 
than the attorney representing the State, a witness, or the accused 
or suspected person or the attorney for the accused or suspected 
person if approved by the State's attorney.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1065, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 
1989.

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