# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.03: MOTION TO SET ASIDE INDICTMENT

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.03
- **Heading:** MOTION TO SET ASIDE INDICTMENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.03

## Text

In addition to any other grounds authorized by law, a motion to set aside an indictment or information may be based on the following:

1. That it appears by the records of the court that the indictment was not found by at least nine grand jurors, or that the information was not based upon a valid complaint;

2. That some person not authorized by law was present when the grand jury was deliberating upon the accusation against the defendant, or was voting upon the same; and

3. That the grand jury was illegally impaneled; provided, however, in order to raise such question on motion to set aside the indictment, the defendant must show that he did not have an opportunity to challenge the array at the time the grand jury was impaneled.

## 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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