Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.181

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 44.181 - Defect In Complaint
(a) A court conducting a trial de novo based on an appeal from a justice or municipal court may dismiss the case because of a defect in the complaint only if the defendant objected to the defect before the trial began in the justice or municipal court.
(b) The attorney representing the state may move to amend a defective complaint before the trial de novo begins.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 44.181

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 478, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1995. Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/1999.