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Tex. R. App. P. 23.2

Credit on Sentence

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When sentence is pronounced, the trial court must

give the defendant credit on that sentence for:

(a) all time the defendant has been confined

since the time when judgment and sentence

should have been entered and pronounced;

and

(b) all time between the defendant's arrest

and confinement to the time when judgment

and sentence should have been entered and

pronounced.

History

Notes and Comments Comment to 1997 change: This is former Rule 36. The rule is amended without substantive change.

Provenance

Source: txcourts.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-14
Content hash: 315fce730c63e0a39cf7526c235d26358c5e0642855546c25a597afe3f5af277

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