Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.13
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.13, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 11.13. APPLICANT AND PETITIONER.
Official statutory text
(a) The word applicant, as used in this chapter, refers to the person for whose relief the application for a writ of habeas corpus is presented.
(b) An application for a writ of habeas corpus may be signed and presented on behalf of an applicant by any person, who shall be referred to as the petitioner.
(c) A petitioner is not a party to a proceeding under this chapter.
(d) A petitioner who is not the applicant's attorney may not take any additional actions on behalf of the applicant that would constitute the practice of law.
(b) An application for a writ of habeas corpus may be signed and presented on behalf of an applicant by any person, who shall be referred to as the petitioner.
(c) A petitioner is not a party to a proceeding under this chapter.
(d) A petitioner who is not the applicant's attorney may not take any additional actions on behalf of the applicant that would constitute the practice of law.
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