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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a defendant's right to appeal from a judgment or |
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conviction in a municipal court of record. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30.00014(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A defendant has the right of appeal from a judgment or |
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conviction in a municipal court of record. The state has the right |
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to appeal as provided by Article 44.01, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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The county criminal courts or county criminal courts of appeal in |
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the county in which the municipality is located or the municipal |
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courts of appeal have jurisdiction of appeals from a municipal |
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court of record. If there is no county criminal court, county |
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criminal court of appeal, or municipal court of appeal, the county |
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courts at law have jurisdiction of an appeal. If a county does not |
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have a county court at law under Chapter 25, the county court has |
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jurisdiction of any appeal. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act is intended |
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only to clarify existing law with respect to a judgment or |
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conviction that occurs in a municipal court of record and is |
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appealed to a county court. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |