Texas HB4237 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding appeals from justice or municipal courts.

Texas HB4237 modifies the Code of Criminal Procedure to change how appeals from justice or municipal courts are handled. It requires all further proceedings in the case to cease during the appeal when a defendant files the required appeal bond. For appeals to a county court from justice courts and municipal courts, the trial must be de novo, as if the prosecution had been originally commenced in the county court. Appeals from municipal courts of record can only be based on errors in the record. The county court has the authority to dismiss the case or remand it back to the original court.

Texas HB4237 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding appeals from justice or municipal courts.

Texas HB4237 modifies the Code of Criminal Procedure to change how appeals from justice or municipal courts are handled. It requires all further proceedings in the case to cease during the appeal when a defendant files the required appeal bond. For appeals to a county court from justice courts and municipal courts, the trial must be de novo, as if the prosecution had been originally commenced in the county court. Appeals from municipal courts of record can only be based on errors in the record. The county court has the authority to dismiss the case or remand it back to the original court.