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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 21.17

FOLLOWING STATUTORY WORDS

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff

Words used in a statute to define an offense need not be strictly pursued in the indictment; it is sufficient to use other words conveying the same meaning, or which include the sense of the statutory words.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.