Texas § CR.21.16 - CERTAIN FORMS OF INDICTMENTS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CR.21.16 — CERTAIN FORMS OF INDICTMENTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CR.21.16. CERTAIN FORMS OF INDICTMENTS
CERTAIN FORMS OF INDICTMENTS. The following form of indictments is sufficient: ""In the name and by authority of the State of Texas: The grand jury of ............ County, State of Texas, duly organized at the ............ term, A.D. ............, of the district court of said county, in said court at said term, do present that ............ (defendant) on the .......... day of ............ A.D. ............, in said county and State, did ............ (description of offense) against the peace and dignity of the State. ............, Foreman of the grand jury." Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
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Section CR.21.16 ("CERTAIN FORMS OF INDICTMENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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