Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.165
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.165, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.165. MISTRIAL.
Official statutory text
(a) A justice or municipal court shall discharge a jury if the jury fails to agree to a verdict after being kept together a reasonable period.
(b) If a jury is discharged under Subsection (a), the justice or judge may impanel another jury as soon as practicable to try the case.
(b) If a jury is discharged under Subsection (a), the justice or judge may impanel another jury as soon as practicable to try the case.
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