Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.158
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.158, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.158. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING STATE NOT PRESENT FOR TRIAL.
Official statutory text
(a) If an attorney representing the state is not present when the case is called for trial, the justice or judge may:
(1) postpone the trial to a specified date;
(2) temporarily appoint any competent attorney to perform duties as an attorney representing the state, notwithstanding Article 2A.104; or
(3) proceed to trial.
(b) An attorney appointed under Subsection (a) is qualified to perform the duties of the office of the attorney representing the state and may be paid a reasonable fee for performing those duties.
(1) postpone the trial to a specified date;
(2) temporarily appoint any competent attorney to perform duties as an attorney representing the state, notwithstanding Article 2A.104; or
(3) proceed to trial.
(b) An attorney appointed under Subsection (a) is qualified to perform the duties of the office of the attorney representing the state and may be paid a reasonable fee for performing those duties.
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