Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 21.11

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 21.11 - Certainty; What Sufficient

An indictment shall be deemed sufficient which charges the commission of the offense in ordinary and concise language in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is meant, and with that degree of certainty that will give the defendant notice of the particular offense with which he is charged, and enable the court, on conviction, to pronounce the proper judgment; and in no case are the words "force and arms" or "contrary to the form of the statute" necessary.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 21.11

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1966.