Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 27.08

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 27.08 - Exception to Substance of Indictment

There is no exception to the substance of an indictment or information except:

1. That it does not appear therefrom that an offense against the law was committed by the defendant;

2. That it appears from the face thereof that a prosecution for the offense is barred by a lapse of time, or that the offense was committed after the finding of the indictment;

3. That it contains matter which is a legal defense or bar to the prosecution; and

4. That it shows upon its face that the court trying the case has no jurisdiction thereof.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 27.08

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