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Tex. R. Civ. P. 282

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Rule 282 Jury Kept Together

Section 11. Trial of Causes

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The jury may either decide a case in court or retire for deliberation. If they retire, they shall be kept together in some convenient place, under the charge of an officer, until they agree upon a verdict or are discharged by the court; but the court in its discretion may permit them to separate temporarily for the night and at their meals, and for other proper purposes.

Rule 282 Jury Kept Together

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