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2022 Texas Statutes
Code of Criminal Procedure
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 44 - Appeal and Writ of Error
Article 44.10. Sheriff to Report Escape
Universal Citation: TX Code Crim Pro art 44.10 (2022)
When any such escape occurs, the sheriff who had the prisoner in custody shall immediately report the fact under oath to the district or county attorney of the county in which the conviction was had, who shall forthwith forward such report to the State prosecuting attorney. Such report shall be sufficient evidence of the fact of such escape to authorize the dismissal of the appeal.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
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