Texas § CR.29.04 - FIRST MOTION BY STATE
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§ CR.29.04. FIRST MOTION BY STATE
FIRST MOTION BY STATE. It shall be sufficient, upon the first motion by the State for a continuance, if the same be for the want of a witness, to state: 1. The name of the witness and his residence, if known, or that his residence is unknown; 2. The diligence which has been used to procure his attendance; and it shall not be considered sufficient diligence to have caused to be issued, or to have applied for, a subpoena, in cases where the law authorized an attachment to issue; and 3. That the testimony of the witness is believed by the applicant to be material for the State. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
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Section CR.29.04 ("FIRST MOTION BY STATE") 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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