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 of the court, to file written pleadings.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 27.11
TEN DAYS ALLOWED FOR FILING PLEADINGS
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Rent v. State (1989)
Most recently applied in Beebe v. State (June 1991)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.