§ 28.01 Pre-Trial
§ 28.02 Order of Argument
§ 28.03 Process for Testimony On Pleadings
§ 28.04 Quashing Charge in Misdemeanor
§ 28.05 Quashing Indictment in Felony
§ 28.06 Shall Be Fully Discharged, When
§ 28.061 Discharge for Delay
§ 28.07 If Exception Is That No Offense Is Charged
§ 28.08 When Defendant Is Held by Order of Court
§ 28.09 Exception On Account of Form or Substance
§ 28.10 Amendment of Indictment or Information
§ 28.11 How Amended
§ 28.12 Exception and Trial of Special Pleas
§ 28.13 Former Acquittal or Conviction
§ 28.14 Plea Allowed
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 28 - Motions, Pleadings and Exceptions

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Mistrial: An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth."
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.