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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46B.006. Appointment Of And Representation By Counsel

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Art. 46B.006. APPOINTMENT OF AND REPRESENTATION BY 
COUNSEL.  (a) A defendant is entitled to representation by counsel 
before any court-ordered competency evaluation and during any 
proceeding at which it is suggested that the defendant may be 
incompetent to stand trial.
	(b)  If the defendant is indigent and the court has not 
appointed counsel to represent the defendant, the court shall 
appoint counsel as necessary to comply with Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.             

Last modified: August 11, 2007