Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure Title 1, Chapter 4 - Courts And Criminal Jurisdiction
- Texas Article 4.01 - What Courts Have Criminal Jurisdiction
The following courts have jurisdiction in criminal actions: 1. The Court of Criminal Appeals; 2. Courts of appeals; 3. The district courts; 4. The criminal...
- Texas Article 4.02 - Existing Courts Continued
No existing courts shall be abolished by this Code and shall continue with the jurisdiction, organization, terms and powers currently existing unless otherwise provided by...
- Texas Article 4.03 - Courts Of Appeals
The Courts of Appeals shall have appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of their respective districts in all criminal cases except those in which the...
- Texas Article 4.04 - Court Of Criminal Appeals
Art. 4.04. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Sec. 1. The Court of Criminal Appeals and each judge thereof shall have, and is hereby given, the power...
- Texas Article 4.05 - Jurisdiction Of District Courts
District courts and criminal district courts shall have original jurisdiction in criminal cases of the grade of felony, of all misdemeanors involving official misconduct, and...
- Texas Article 4.06 - When Felony Includes Misdemeanor
Upon the trial of a felony case, the court shall hear and determine the case as to any grade of offense included in the indictment,...
- Texas Article 4.07 - Jurisdiction Of County Courts
The county courts shall have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to the justice court, and when the...
- Texas Article 4.08 - Appellate Jurisdiction Of County Courts
The county courts shall have appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases of which justice courts and other inferior courts have original jurisdiction. Acts 1965, 59th Leg.,...
- Texas Article 4.09 - Appeals From Inferior Court
If the jurisdiction of any county court has been transferred to the district court or to a county court at law, then an appeal from...
- Texas Article 4.10 - To Forfeit Bail Bonds
County courts and county courts at law shall have jurisdiction in the forfeiture and final judgment of all bail bonds and personal bonds taken in...
- Texas Article 4.11 - Jurisdiction Of Justice Courts
(a) Justices of the peace shall have original jurisdiction in criminal cases: (1) punishable by fine only or punishable by: (A) a fine; and (B)...
- Texas Article 4.12 - Misdemeanor Cases; Precinct In Which Defendant To Be Tried In Justice Court
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a misdemeanor case to be tried in justice court shall be tried: (1) in the precinct in...
- Texas Article 4.13 - Justice May Forfeit Bond
A justice of the peace shall have the power to take forfeitures of all bonds given for the appearance of any party at his court,...
- Texas Article 4.14 - Jurisdiction Of Municipal Court
(a) A municipal court, including a municipal court of record, shall have exclusive original jurisdiction within the territorial limits of the municipality in all criminal...
- Texas Article 4.15 - May Sit At Any Time
Justice courts and corporation courts may sit at any time to try criminal cases over which they have jurisdiction. Any case in which a fine...
- Texas Article 4.16 - Concurrent Jurisdiction
When two or more courts have concurrent jurisdiction of any criminal offense, the court in which an indictment or a complaint shall first be filed...
- Texas Article 4.17 - Transfer Of Certain Misdemeanors
On a plea of not guilty to a misdemeanor offense punishable by confinement in jail, entered in a county court of a judge who is...
- Texas Article 4.18 - Claim Of Underage
(a) A claim that a district court or criminal district court does not have jurisdiction over a person because jurisdiction is exclusively in the juvenile...
- Texas Article 4.19 - Transfer Of Person Certified To Stand Trial As An Adult
(a) Notwithstanding the order of a juvenile court to detain a person under the age of 17 who has been certified to stand trial as...
Last modified: September 28, 2016