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Terms Used In Texas Penal Code 38.08

  • Unlawful: means criminal or tortious or both and includes what would be criminal or tortious but for a defense not amounting to justification or privilege. See Texas Penal Code 1.07

It is no defense to prosecution under § 38.06 or 38.07 that the custody was unlawful.

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