Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.001
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.001, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.001. CHAPTER PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.
Official statutory text
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for processing cases under the criminal jurisdiction of the justice and municipal courts.
(b) This chapter is intended and shall be construed to achieve the following objectives:
(1) to provide fair notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard to a person appearing in a criminal proceeding in a justice or municipal court;
(2) to ensure appropriate dignity in court procedure without undue formalism;
(3) to promote adherence to rules with sufficient flexibility to serve the ends of justice; and
(4) to process cases without unnecessary expense or delay.
(b) This chapter is intended and shall be construed to achieve the following objectives:
(1) to provide fair notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard to a person appearing in a criminal proceeding in a justice or municipal court;
(2) to ensure appropriate dignity in court procedure without undue formalism;
(3) to promote adherence to rules with sufficient flexibility to serve the ends of justice; and
(4) to process cases without unnecessary expense or delay.
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