Text of article effective until January 01, 2025
Art. 45.0241.  ACCEPTANCE OF DEFENDANT'S PLEA.  A justice or judge may not accept a plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere from a defendant in open court unless it appears to the justice or judge that the defendant is mentally competent and the plea is free and voluntary.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2021.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 3.001(6), eff. January 1, 2025.