Texas § CR.26.08 - IF DEFENDANT SUGGESTS DIFFERENT NAME
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§ CR.26.08. IF DEFENDANT SUGGESTS DIFFERENT NAME
IF DEFENDANT SUGGESTS DIFFERENT NAME. If the defendant, or his counsel for him, suggests that he bears some name different from that stated in the indictment, the same shall be noted upon the minutes of the court, the indictment corrected by inserting therein the name of the defendant as suggested by himself or his counsel for him, the style of the case changed so as to give his true name, and the cause proceed as if the true name had been first recited in the indictment. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
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Section CR.26.08 ("IF DEFENDANT SUGGESTS DIFFERENT NAME") 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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