Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 16.19

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

The commitment in the case mentioned in the preceding Article shall be directed to the sheriff of the county to which the defendant is sent, but the sheriff of the county from which the defendant is taken shall be required to deliver the prisoner into the hands of the sheriff to whom he is sent.