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Tex. Penal Code § 3.04 (2026)

Severance

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Sec. 3.04. SEVERANCE. (a) Whenever two or more offenses have been consolidated or joined for trial under Section 3.02, the defendant shall have a right to a severance of the offenses.

(b) In the event of severance under this section, the provisions of Section 3.03 do not apply, and the court in its discretion may order the sentences to run either concurrently or consecutively.

(c) The right to severance under this section does not apply to a prosecution for offenses described by Section 3.03(b) or (c) unless the court determines that the defendant or the state would be unfairly prejudiced by a joinder of offenses, in which event the judge may order the offenses to be tried separately or may order other relief as justice requires.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 667, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 527 (H.B. 904), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 165), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 130 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Wheat v. State, 160 S.W.3d 631 (Tex. App. 2005).
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Wheat v. State, 160 S.W.3d 631 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 10× “TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 3.04(c) (Vernon 2003).”
Trevino v. State, 228 S.W.3d 729 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 3.02 (Vernon 2003). However, he asserts that under section 3.”
Werner, Dieter Heinz, 412 S.W.3d 542 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “The offenses for which severance is discretionary rather than mandatory include intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter, various sexual offenses involving children, improper photography, child pornography, human trafficking, compelling prostitution, and certain injury…”
Cox, Gilmore Franklin, 482 S.W.3d 112 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016). “02) in combination with the provisions of Texas Penal Code § 3.04 (defendant’s right to' severance of offenses consolidated under Texas Penal Code § 3.”
Burruss v. State, 20 S.W.3d 179 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “Laws 2252 (current version at Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 3.04(b) (Vernon Supp.”
Darling v. State, 262 S.W.3d 913 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 7× “See generally Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 3.04 (Vernon Supp.”
Casey v. State, 349 S.W.3d 825 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 3.04 (a) (West 2011).”
Lara v. State, 513 S.W.3d 135 (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “(citing Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 3.04 (a) (Vernon 2011)); Lane v.”
Tovar v. State, 165 S.W.3d 785 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “02 be severed for trial, see Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 3.04(a) (Vernon 2003).”
Lane v. State, 174 S.W.3d 376 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “3d at 364 (citing Tex. Penal Code § 3.04(c)). Section 3.04(c) provides that the defendant’s right to severance does not apply to offenses- joined pursuant to section 3.”
Prudhomme v. State, 47 S.W.3d 683 (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 3.04(b) (Vernon Supp.”
Ex Parte McJunkins, 954 S.W.2d 39 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “A proposal for mandatory joinder or consolidation of all offenses arising from a criminal episode was considered and rejected by the legislature in 1973.”
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— Tex. Penal Code § 3.04(a) — 37 cases
Trevino v. State, 228 S.W.3d 729 (Tex. App. 2006). “TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 3.02 (Vernon 2003). However, he asserts that under section 3.”
Rodriguez v. State, 90 S.W.3d 340 (Tex. App. 2002).
Hernandez v. State, 52 S.W.3d 268 (Tex. App. 2001).
Warmowski v. State, 818 S.W.2d 505 (Tex. App. 1992).
Hathorn v. State, 848 S.W.2d 101 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992).
— Tex. Penal Code § 3.04(b) — 8 cases
Burruss v. State, 20 S.W.3d 179 (Tex. App. 2000). “Laws 2252 (current version at Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 3.04(b) (Vernon Supp.”
Werner, Dieter Heinz, 412 S.W.3d 542 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “The offenses for which severance is discretionary rather than mandatory include intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter, various sexual offenses involving children, improper photography, child pornography, human trafficking, compelling prostitution, and certain injury…”
Ex parte Carter, 521 S.W.3d 344 (Tex. Crim. App. 2017).
Prudhomme v. State, 47 S.W.3d 683 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 3.04(b) (Vernon Supp.”
Nixon, Reginald, 483 S.W.3d 562 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
— Tex. Penal Code § 3.04(c) — 26 cases
Wheat v. State, 160 S.W.3d 631 (Tex. App. 2005). “TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 3.04(c) (Vernon 2003).”
Lane v. State, 174 S.W.3d 376 (Tex. App. 2005). “3d at 364 (citing Tex. Penal Code § 3.04(c)). Section 3.04(c) provides that the defendant’s right to severance does not apply to offenses- joined pursuant to section 3.”
Salazar v. State, 127 S.W.3d 355 (Tex. App. 2004).
Brantley v. State, 48 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. App. 2001).
Tovar v. State, 165 S.W.3d 785 (Tex. App. 2005). “02 be severed for trial, see Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 3.04(a) (Vernon 2003).”
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