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Tex. Penal Code § 3.01 Definition
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Sec. 3.01. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "criminal episode" means the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property, under the following circumstances: (1) the offenses are committed…
Tex. Penal Code § 3.02 Consolidation and Joinder of Prosecutions
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Sec. 3.02. CONSOLIDATION AND JOINDER OF PROSECUTIONS. (a) A defendant may be prosecuted in a single criminal action for all offenses arising out of the same criminal episode. (b) When a single criminal action is based on more than one charging instrument within the jurisdiction o…
Tex. Penal Code § 3.03 Sentences For Offenses Arising Out of Same Criminal Episode
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Sec. 3.03. SENTENCES FOR OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF SAME CRIMINAL EPISODE. (a) When the accused is found guilty of more than one offense arising out of the same criminal episode prosecuted in a single criminal action, a sentence for each offense for which the accused has been found …
Tex. Penal Code § 3.04 Severance
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Sec. 3.04. SEVERANCE. (a) Whenever two or more offenses have been consolidated or joined for trial under Section 3.02, the defendant shall have a right to a severance of the offenses. (b) In the event of severance under this section, the provisions of Section 3.03 do not apply, a…