Texas Penal Code - Section 3.01. Definition
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§ 3.01. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "criminal episode"
means the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether
the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person
or item of property, under the following circumstances:
(1) the offenses are committed pursuant to the same
transaction or pursuant to two or more transactions that are
connected or constitute a common scheme or plan; or
(2) the offenses are the repeated commission of the
same or similar offenses.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 387, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1987; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
Section: 1.07 1.08 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04
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