Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure Title 1, Chapter 27 - The Pleading In Criminal Actions

• Texas Article 27.01 - Indictment Or Information
  The primary pleading in a criminal action on the part of the State is the indictment or information. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch....
• Texas Article 27.02 - Defendant's Pleadings
  The pleadings and motions of the defendant shall be: (1) A motion to set aside or an exception to an indictment or information for some...
• Texas Article 27.03 - Motion To Set Aside Indictment
  In addition to any other grounds authorized by law, a motion to set aside an indictment or information may be based on the following: 1....
• Texas Article 27.04 - Motion Tried By Judge
  An issue of fact arising upon a motion to set aside an indictment or information shall be tried by the judge without a jury. Acts...
• Texas Article 27.05 - Defendant's Special Plea
  A defendant's only special plea is that he has already been prosecuted for the same or a different offense arising out of the same criminal...
• Texas Article 27.06 - Special Plea Verified
  Every special plea shall be verified by the affidavit of the defendant. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1,
• Texas Article 27.07 - Special Plea Tried
  All issues of fact presented by a special plea shall be tried by the trier of the facts on the trial on the merits. Acts...
• Texas Article 27.08 - Exception To Substance Of Indictment
  There is no exception to the substance of an indictment or information except: 1. That it does not appear therefrom that an offense against the...
• Texas Article 27.09 - Exception To Form Of Indictment
  Exceptions to the form of an indictment or information may be taken for the following causes only: 1. That it does not appear to have...
• Texas Article 27.10 - Written Pleadings
  All motions to set aside an indictment or information and all special pleas and exceptions shall be in writing. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317,...
• Texas Article 27.11 - Ten Days Allowed For Filing Pleadings
  In all cases the defendant shall be allowed ten entire days, exclusive of all fractions of a day after his arrest, and during the term...
• Texas Article 27.12 - Time After Service
  In cases where the defendant is entitled to be served with a copy of the indictment, he shall be allowed the ten days time mentioned...
• Texas Article 27.13 - Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere In Felony
  A plea of "guilty" or a plea of "nolo contendere" in a felony case must be made in open court by the defendant in person;...
• Texas Article 27.14 - Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere In Misdemeanor
  (a) A plea of "guilty" or a plea of "nolo contendere" in a misdemeanor case may be made either by the defendant or his counsel...
• Texas Article 27.15 - Change Of Venue To Plead Guilty
  When in any county which is located in a judicial district composed of more than one county, a party is charged with a felony and...
• Texas Article 27.16 - Plea Of Not Guilty, How Made
  (a) The plea of not guilty may be made orally by the defendant or by his counsel in open court. If the defendant refuses to...
• Texas Article 27.17 - Plea Of Not Guilty Construed
  The plea of not guilty shall be construed to be a denial of every material allegation in the indictment or information. Under this plea, evidence...
• Texas Article 27.18 - Plea Or Waiver Of Rights By Closed Circuit Video Teleconferencing
  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code requiring that a plea or a waiver of a defendant's right be made in open court, a court...
• Texas Article 27.19 - Plea By Certain Defendants
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a court shall accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere from a defendant who is confined...

Last modified: September 28, 2016