The provisions of this Code shall be liberally construed, so as to attain the objects intended by the Legislature: The prevention, suppression and punishment of crime.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 1.26
CONSTRUCTION OF THIS CODE
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Reed (2007)
Most recently applied in In Re Reed (March 2007)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.