By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 40.03
GROUNDS FOR NEW TRIAL IN FELONY
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Moody v. State (1992)
Most recently applied in Moore v. State (June 1994)
Added by Acts 1965, 59th Leg., Ch. 722 (S.B. 107), 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.