Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.035
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.035, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 29.035. FOR INSUFFICIENT NOTICE OF HEARING OR TRIAL.
Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding Article 28.01 or any other provision of this chapter, and except as otherwise provided by this article, a trial court shall grant a continuance of a criminal action on oral or written motion of the state or the defendant if the trial court sets a hearing or trial without providing to the attorney for the state and the defendant, or the defendant's attorney, notice of the hearing or trial at least three business days before the date of the hearing or trial.
(b) This article does not apply during the period between:
(1) the date the trial begins; and
(2) the date the judgment is entered.
(b) This article does not apply during the period between:
(1) the date the trial begins; and
(2) the date the judgment is entered.
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