Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.15
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.15, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 11.15. WRIT ISSUED WITHOUT DELAY.
Official statutory text
The writ of habeas corpus shall be issued without delay by the judge or court receiving the application, unless it be manifest from the application itself, or some documents annexed to it, that the applicant is not entitled to any relief.
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