§ 21.01 “Indictment”
§ 21.011 Filing of Charging Instrument or Related Document in Electronic Form
§ 21.02 Requisites of an Indictment
§ 21.03 What Should Be Stated
§ 21.04 The Certainty Required
§ 21.05 Particular Intent; Intent to Defraud
§ 21.06 Allegation of Venue
§ 21.07 Allegation of Name
§ 21.08 Allegation of Ownership
§ 21.09 Description of Property
§ 21.10 “Felonious” and “Feloniously”
§ 21.11 Certainty; What Sufficient
§ 21.12 Special and General Terms
§ 21.13 Act With Intent to Commit an Offense
§ 21.14 Perjury and Aggravated Perjury
§ 21.15 Must Allege Acts of Recklessness or Criminal Negligence
§ 21.16 Certain Forms of Indictments
§ 21.17 Following Statutory Words
§ 21.18 Matters of Judicial Notice
§ 21.19 Defects of Form
§ 21.20 “Information”
§ 21.21 Requisites of an Information
§ 21.22 Information Based Upon Complaint
§ 21.23 Rules as to Indictment Apply to Information
§ 21.24 Joinder of Certain Offenses
§ 21.25 When Indictment Has Been Lost, Etc
§ 21.26 Order Transferring Cases
§ 21.27 Causes Transferred to Justice Court
§ 21.28 Duty On Transfer
§ 21.29 Proceedings of Inferior Court
§ 21.30 Cause Improvidently Transferred
§ 21.31 Testing for Aids and Certain Other Diseases

Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 21 - Indictment and Information

  • Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.