Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure § 45.027 Jury Summoned

Art. 45.027. JURY SUMMONED. (a) If the accused does not waive a trial by jury, the justice or judge shall issue a writ commanding the proper officer to summon a venire from which six qualified persons shall be selected to serve as jurors in the case.

(b) The jurors when so summoned shall remain in attendance as jurors in all cases that may come up for hearing until discharged by the court.

(c) Any person so summoned who fails to attend may be fined an amount not to exceed $100 for contempt.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 802, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.25 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Article: Previous  45.0217  45.022  45.023  45.024  45.025  45.026  45.027  45.028  45.029  45.030  45.031  45.032  45.033  45.034  Next

Last modified: September 28, 2016