Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.057
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.057, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 49A.057. AUTHORITY TO ACT ON CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
A justice of the peace conducting an inquest may act on:
(1) information the justice receives from a credible person; or
(2) facts within the justice's knowledge.
(1) information the justice receives from a credible person; or
(2) facts within the justice's knowledge.
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