78R8501 KCR-D
By: Castro H.B. No. 2127
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain information provided to an attorney appointed
to represent an indigent defendant in a criminal case.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 1.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
(l) A court or the court's designee shall ensure that an
attorney appointed under this article or under Chapter 26 to
represent an indigent defendant is provided sufficient notice of
the defendant's first court appearance following the attorney's
appointment.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.