Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 44.10
Sheriff to Report Escape


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.
Art. 44.11. EFFECT OF APPEAL.
By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Added by Acts 1965, 59th Leg., Ch. 722 (S.B. 107), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 1966. Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., Ch. 659 (S.B. 145), Sec. 31, eff. August 28, 1967; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., Ch. 291 (S.B. 265), Sec. 129, eff. September 1, 1981.

Source: Article 44.10 — Sheriff to Report Escape, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­44.­htm#44.­10 (accessed May 26, 2025).

Verified:
May 26, 2025

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