Chapter 806
55 sections
§806-1 What key legal words mean in this chapter
§806-2 District courts are not covered by this chapter
§806-6 How criminal charges are filed and when you get a copy
§806-7 Who prepares charges and when a grand jury must act
§806-8 How prosecutors can charge you without a grand jury
§806-9 Same rules for cases started by information as by indictment
§806-10 Form for an indictment
§806-11 Court orders defendants to get rid of guns and ammunition
§806-16 Where a criminal charge is considered to happen
§806-17 Jury trial districts
§806-18 When a court can move a criminal trial
§806-21 Charging multiple accomplices or receivers together
§806-22 Combining multiple charges into one case
§806-23 When a criminal charge lists the wrong parties or offenses
§806-26 How to understand words in an indictment
§806-27 When small mistakes in an indictment do not invalidate it
§806-28 What the indictment must say about the crime
§806-29 Charges do not have to disprove exceptions
§806-30 Charging multiple acts or results in one indictment
§806-31 Indirect wording in criminal charges is allowed
§806-32 When a mistake in an indictment does not make it invalid
§806-33 Ignoring extra details in a criminal charge
§806-34 What an indictment must say about the crime
§806-35 How to name owners in a criminal charge
§806-36 Corporate property treated as the corporation's for criminal cases
§806-37 How to describe money in criminal charges
§806-38 How to describe a document in a criminal charge
§806-39 How to describe documents in criminal charges
§806-40 How to describe a stolen land document in court
§806-41 When you don't need to say who owns something in a theft charge
§806-42 How to charge a second offense in court
§806-46 Objecting to a flawed indictment before trial
§806-47 When a defendant can get more details about the charges
§806-48 When a trial can be postponed
§806-49 What happens when you plead not guilty
§806-50 What happens if a defendant refuses to answer charges
§806-51 Pleading a prior conviction or acquittal
§806-56 When a prosecutor can drop criminal charges
§806-60 Right to a twelve-person jury for serious crimes
§806-61 Giving up your right to a jury trial
§806-62 Order of trial evidence and closing arguments
§806-63 Right to present a defense after prosecution's case
§806-65 Right to see evidence before trial
§806-71 When and how a judge must sentence a convicted person
§806-72 Probation officers may work inside correctional facilities
§806-73 Probation officers' duties and keeping adult probation records private
§806-76 Courts must report certain cases to the county clerk
§806-81 Definitions for this part
§806-82 Starting a felony charge with a written information
§806-83 When prosecutors can file felony charges without a grand jury
§806-84 What must be attached to a criminal information
§806-85 When a judge must check if there is enough reason to arrest
§806-86 How to ask the court to dismiss a criminal charge
§806-87 What evidence can be shown at a dismissal hearing
§806-88 How a judge decides a motion to dismiss