Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 21.25. When Indictment Has Been Lost, Etc
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Art. 21.25. [418] [481] [470] WHEN INDICTMENT HAS BEEN LOST,
ETC. When an indictment or information has been lost, mislaid,
mutilated or obliterated, the district or county attorney may
suggest the fact to the court; and the same shall be entered upon
the minutes of the court. In such case, another indictment or
information may be substituted, upon the written statement of such
attorney that it is substantially the same as that which has been
lost, mislaid, mutilated, or obliterated. Or another indictment
may be presented, as in the first instance; and in such case, the
period for the commencement of the prosecution shall be dated from
the time of making such entry.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 22.01
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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