# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.02: DEFENDANT'S PLEADINGS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.02

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.02
- **Heading:** DEFENDANT'S PLEADINGS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.02

## Text

The pleadings and motions of the defendant shall be:

(1) A motion to set aside or an exception to an indictment or information for some matter of form or substance;

(2) A special plea as provided in Article 27.05 of this code;

(3) A plea of guilty;

(4) A plea of not guilty;

(5) A plea of nolo contendere, the legal effect of which shall be the same as that of a plea of guilty, except that such plea may not be used against the defendant as an admission in any civil suit based upon or growing out of the act upon which the criminal prosecution is based;

(6) An application for probation, if any;

(7) An election, if any, to have the jury assess the punishment if he is found guilty; and

(8) Any other motions or pleadings that are by law permitted to be filed.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.01 § 27.01. INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.01.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.02 § 27.02. DEFENDANT'S PLEADINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.02.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.03 § 27.03. MOTION TO SET ASIDE INDICTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.03.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.04 § 27.04. MOTION TRIED BY JUDGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.04.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.05 § 27.05. DEFENDANT'S SPECIAL PLEA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.05.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.06 § 27.06. SPECIAL PLEA VERIFIED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.06.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.07 § 27.07. SPECIAL PLEA TRIED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.07.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.08 § 27.08. EXCEPTION TO SUBSTANCE OF INDICTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.08.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.09 § 27.09. EXCEPTION TO FORM OF INDICTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.09.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.10 § 27.10. WRITTEN PLEADINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.10.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.11 § 27.11. TEN DAYS ALLOWED FOR FILING PLEADINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.11.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.12 § 27.12. TIME AFTER SERVICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.12.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.13 § 27.13. PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE IN FELONY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.13.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.14 § 27.14. PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE IN MISDEMEANOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C27_S27.14.md)

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