Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 23.15
Arrest in Capital Cases


Where an arrest is made under a capias in a capital case, the sheriff shall confine the defendant in jail, and the capias shall, for that purpose, be a sufficient commitment. This Article is applicable when the arrest is made in the county where the prosecution is pending.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

Source: Article 23.15 — Arrest in Capital Cases, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­23.­htm#23.­15 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

Art. 23.15’s source at texas​.gov