Texas § GV.30.00144 - NEW TRIAL
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § GV.30.00144 — NEW TRIAL, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ GV.30.00144. NEW TRIAL
NEW TRIAL. (a) A motion for new trial is not necessary to authorize an appeal. (b) If a motion for new trial is made, it must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date of the rendition of the judgment of conviction. (c) One or more amended motions for new trial may be filed without leave of court before any preceding motion for new trial filed by the movant is overruled if the motion is filed not later than 15 days after the date of the rendition of the judgment of conviction. (d) If an original or amended motion for new trial is not determined by written order signed not later than 30 days after the date of the rendition of the judgment of conviction, the motion is overruled by operation of law. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Government Code, Sec. 30.054 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 8.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section GV.30.00144 ("NEW TRIAL") 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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