The sheriff of the county shall furnish the court with a bailiff during the trial of any case to attend the wants of the jury and to act under the direction of the court. If the person furnished by the sheriff is to be called as a witness in the case he may not serve as bailiff.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 36.24
OFFICER SHALL ATTEND JURY
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Walker v. State (1999)
Most recently applied in Walker v. State (September 1999)
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.