Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 27.08. Exception To Substance Of Indictment
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Art. 27.08. [511] [575] [564] EXCEPTION TO SUBSTANCE OF
INDICTMENT. There is no exception to the substance of an
indictment or information except:
1. That it does not appear therefrom that an offense against
the law was committed by the defendant;
2. That it appears from the face thereof that a prosecution
for the offense is barred by a lapse of time, or that the offense was
committed after the finding of the indictment;
3. That it contains matter which is a legal defense or bar to
the prosecution; and
4. That it shows upon its face that the court trying the case
has no jurisdiction thereof.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 27.01 27.02 27.03 27.04 27.05 27.06 27.07 27.08 27.09 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15
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