Code of Criminal Procedure Article 455-40

The court shall, by a ruling, overrule the petition made in accordance with the preceding article where the court is of the opinion that the petition does not comply with statutory procedures or not allowed by the law. Where the defect in complying with statutory procedures is amendable, the court shall order an amendment to be made within a prescribed period of time before overruling the petition.The court shall, by a ruling, approve the petition for participating in the proceedings where the court is of the opinion that the petition is appropriate, after consulting the opinions expressed by the prosecutor, the accused, the defense attorney and the assistant, and after taking into account the circumstances of the case, the petitioner’s relationship with the accused, the progress of the case proceedings, and the interests of the petitioner. Where the court is of the opinion that the petition is not appropriate, the court shall overrule the petition by a ruling.Where the court finds the approval of participation in the proceedings should not have been granted after making a ruling to approve the participation, the court shall revoke the original ruling.An interlocutory appeal may not be made against a ruling in accordance with the preceding three paragraphs.