Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 43.13. Discharge Of Defendant
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Art. 43.13. [797] [881] [859] DISCHARGE OF DEFENDANT. (a) A
defendant who has remained in jail the length of time required by
the judgment and sentence shall be discharged. The sheriff shall
return the copy of the judgment and sentence, or the capias under
which the defendant was imprisoned, to the proper court, stating
how it was executed.
(b) A defendant convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to
a term of confinement of more than 30 days discharges the
defendant's sentence at any time between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7
p.m. on the day of discharge.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 714, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Article: 43.08 43.09 43.091 43.10 43.101 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.131 43.14 43.141 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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