Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 27.08 : CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — THE PLEADING IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS — Exception to Substance of Indictment TEXT PDF There is no exception to the substance of an indictment or information except: 1. That it does not appear therefrom that an offense against the law was committed by the defendant; 2. That it appears from the face thereof that a prosecution for the offense is barred by a lapse of time, or that the offense was committed after the finding of the indictment; 3. That it contains matter which is a legal defense or bar to the prosecution; and 4. That it shows upon its face that the court trying the case has no jurisdiction thereof. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 27.08 Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1966.