Text of article effective until January 01, 2025
Art. 45.020. APPEARANCE BY COUNSEL.  (a)  The defendant has a right to appear by counsel as in all other cases.
(b) State's counsel may open and conclude the argument in the case.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.37 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (H.B. 1386), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 3.001(6), eff. January 1, 2025.