Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.053
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.053, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.053. DOCKET.
Official statutory text
The justice or judge of a justice or municipal court or, if directed by the justice or judge, the clerk of the court shall keep a docket containing the following information:
(1) the style and file number of each criminal action;
(2) the nature of the offense charged;
(3) the plea offered by the defendant and the date the plea was entered;
(4) the date the warrant, if any, was issued and the return made on the warrant;
(5) the date the examination or trial was held;
(6) if a trial was held, whether it was by a jury or by the justice or judge;
(7) the verdict of the jury, if any, and the date of the verdict;
(8) the judgment and sentence of the court and the date each was entered;
(9) the motion for new trial, if any, and the decision made on the motion; and
(10) whether an appeal was taken and the date of that action.
(1) the style and file number of each criminal action;
(2) the nature of the offense charged;
(3) the plea offered by the defendant and the date the plea was entered;
(4) the date the warrant, if any, was issued and the return made on the warrant;
(5) the date the examination or trial was held;
(6) if a trial was held, whether it was by a jury or by the justice or judge;
(7) the verdict of the jury, if any, and the date of the verdict;
(8) the judgment and sentence of the court and the date each was entered;
(9) the motion for new trial, if any, and the decision made on the motion; and
(10) whether an appeal was taken and the date of that action.
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