Criminal Trials, Hearings Statute of Limitations in Texas

[MistyH]

If you have been charged with a misdemeanor, and have pled not guilty, is there a certain amount of time within which the trial must be scheduled? For example, say I pled not guilty a year ago to a misdemeanor (more specifically, a violation of the Texas Water Safey Code) and have heard nothing from the court since, what happens? Can they call me up in 3 years and say "Okay, you're going to trial now?" I have pored over the Criminal Code and found nothing on this subject. Surely I'm not the first to encounter this.

 

[aaronl]

You should have "speedy trial" rights which would be implicated by such a delay, along with a possible "due process" violation due to the delay. It's possible to waive your speedy trial rights.