Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 24.13. Attachment For Convict Witnesses
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Art. 24.13. ATTACHMENT FOR CONVICT WITNESSES. All persons
who have been or may be convicted in this State, and who are
confined in an institution operated by the Department of
Corrections or any jail in this State, shall be permitted to testify
in person in any court for the State and the defendant when the
presiding judge finds, after hearing, that the ends of justice
require their attendance, and directs that an attachment issue to
accomplish the purpose, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Code. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as limiting the
power of the courts of this State to issue bench warrants.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.131 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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