Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure Title 1, Chapter 26 - Arraignment
- Texas Article 26.01 - Arraignment
In all felony cases, after indictment, and all misdemeanor cases punishable by imprisonment, there shall be an arraignment. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch....
- Texas Article 26.011 - Waiver Of Arraignment
An attorney representing a defendant may present a waiver of arraignment, and the clerk of the court may not require the presence of the defendant...
- Texas Article 26.02 - Purpose Of Arraignment
An arraignment takes place for the purpose of fixing his identity and hearing his plea. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Article 26.03 - Time Of Arraignment
No arraignment shall take place until the expiration of at least two entire days after the day on which a copy of the indictment was...
- Texas Article 26.04 - Procedures For Appointing Counsel
(a) The judges of the county courts, statutory county courts, and district courts trying criminal cases in each county, by local rule, shall adopt and...
- Texas Article 26.041 - Procedures Related To Guardianships
(a) In this article: (1) "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.012, Estates Code. (2) "Letters of guardianship" means a certificate issued under Section...
- Texas Article 26.044 - Public Defender's Office
(a) In this chapter: (1) "Governmental entity" includes a county, a group of counties, a department of a county, an administrative judicial region created by...
- Texas Article 26.045 - Public Defender Oversight Board
(a) The commissioners court of a county or the commissioners courts of two or more counties may establish an oversight board for a public defender's...
- Texas Article 26.047 - Managed Assigned Counsel Program
(a) In this article: (1) "Governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Article 26.044. (2) "Managed assigned counsel program" or "program" means a program operated...
- Texas Article 26.05 - Compensation Of Counsel Appointed To Defend
(a) A counsel, other than an attorney with a public defender's office or an attorney employed by the office of capital and forensic writs, appointed...
- Texas Article 26.051 - Indigent Inmate Defense
(a) In this article: (1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. (2) "Correctional institutions division" means the correctional institutions division of the Texas...
- Texas Article 26.052 - Appointment Of Counsel In Death Penalty Case; Reimbursement Of Investigative Expenses
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this article establishes procedures in death penalty cases for appointment and payment of counsel to represent indigent...
- Texas Article 26.056 - Contribution From State In Certain Counties
Art. 26.056. CONTRIBUTION FROM STATE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. Sec. 1. A county in which a state training school for delinquent children is located shall pay...
- Texas Article 26.057 - Cost Of Employment Of Counsel For Certain Minors
If a juvenile has been transferred to a criminal court under Section 54.02, Family Code, and if a court appoints counsel for the juvenile under...
- Texas Article 26.06 - Elected Officials Not To Be Appointed
No court may appoint an elected county, district or state official to represent a person accused of crime, unless the official has notified the court...
- Texas Article 26.07 - Name As Stated In Indictment
When the defendant is arraigned, his name, as stated in the indictment, shall be distinctly called; and unless he suggest by himself or counsel that...
- Texas Article 26.08 - If Defendant Suggests Different Name
If the defendant, or his counsel for him, suggests that he bears some name different from that stated in the indictment, the same shall be...
- Texas Article 26.09 - If Accused Refuses To Give His Real Name
If the defendant alleges that he is not indicted by his true name, and refuses to say what his real name is, the cause shall...
- Texas Article 26.10 - Where Name Is Unknown
A defendant described as a person whose name is unknown may have the indictment so corrected as to give therein his true name. Acts 1965,...
- Texas Article 26.11 - Indictment Read
The name of the accused having been called, if no suggestion, such as is spoken of in the four preceding Articles, be made, or being...
- Texas Article 26.12 - Plea Of Not Guilty Entered
If the defendant answers that he is not guilty, such plea shall be entered upon the minutes of the court; if he refuses to answer,...
- Texas Article 26.13 - Plea Of Guilty
(a) Prior to accepting a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere, the court shall admonish the defendant of: (1) the range of...
- Texas Article 26.14 - Jury On Plea Of Guilty
Where a defendant in a case of felony persists in pleading guilty or in entering a plea of nolo contendere, if the punishment is not...
- Texas Article 26.15 - Correcting Name
In any case, the same proceedings shall be had with respect to the name of the defendant and the correction of the indictment or information...
Last modified: September 28, 2016