An arraignment takes place for the purpose of fixing his identity and hearing his plea.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.02
PURPOSE OF ARRAIGNMENT
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Michael Eugene Sharp v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division (1997)
Most recently applied in 107 F.3d -1294 - Sharp v. Johnson (February 1997)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.