Texas § CR.12.05 - ABSENCE FROM STATE AND TIME OF PENDENCY OF INDICTMENT, ETC
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§ CR.12.05. ABSENCE FROM STATE AND TIME OF PENDENCY OF INDICTMENT, ETC
ABSENCE FROM STATE AND TIME OF PENDENCY OF INDICTMENT, ETC., NOT COMPUTED. (a) The time during which the accused is absent from the state shall not be computed in the period of limitation. (b) The time during the pendency of an indictment, information, or complaint shall not be computed in the period of limitation. (c) The term "during the pendency," as used herein, means that period of time beginning with the day the indictment, information, or complaint is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, and ending with the day such accusation is, by an order of a trial court having jurisdiction thereof, determined to be invalid for any reason. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 976, ch. 399, Sec. 2(B), eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
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