Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.552
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.552, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 42A.552. REVIEW OF PRESENTENCE REPORT.
Official statutory text
Before imposing a sentence in a state jail felony case in which the judge assesses punishment, the judge shall:
(1) review the presentence report prepared for the defendant under Subchapter F; and
(2) determine whether the best interests of justice require the judge to:
(A) suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision; or
(B) order the sentence to be executed in whole or in part as provided by Article 42A.551(d).
(1) review the presentence report prepared for the defendant under Subchapter F; and
(2) determine whether the best interests of justice require the judge to:
(A) suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision; or
(B) order the sentence to be executed in whole or in part as provided by Article 42A.551(d).
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