Texas § CR.24.10 - WHEN WITNESS APPEARS AND TESTIFIES
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§ CR.24.10. WHEN WITNESS APPEARS AND TESTIFIES
WHEN WITNESS APPEARS AND TESTIFIES. When a fine has been entered against a witness, but no trial of the cause takes place, and such witness afterward appears and testifies upon the trial thereof, it shall be discretionary with the judge, though no good excuse be rendered, to reduce the fine or remit it altogether; but the witness, in such case, shall, nevertheless, be adjudged to pay all the costs accruing in the proceeding against him by reason of his failure to attend. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section CR.24.10 ("WHEN WITNESS APPEARS AND TESTIFIES") 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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