Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 27.15. Change Of Venue To Plead Guilty
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Art. 27.15. [519] CHANGE OF VENUE TO PLEAD GUILTY. When in
any county which is located in a judicial district composed of more
than one county, a party is charged with a felony and the maximum
punishment therefor shall not exceed fifteen years, and the
district court of said county is not in session, such party may, if
he desires to plead guilty, or enter a plea of nolo contendere, make
application to the district judge of such district for a change of
venue to the county in which said court is in session, and said
district judge may enter an order changing the venue of said cause
to the county in which the court is then in session, and the
defendant may plead guilty or enter a plea of nolo contendere to
said charge in said court to which the venue has been changed.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 27.08 27.09 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15 27.16 27.17 27.18 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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