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The 443rd's standing discovery order entered by the clerk in every criminal case at indictment: State production within 10 business days after first announcement (reports, statements, warrants, expert/lab/autopsy reports, records, Brady material), continuing Art. 39.14 supplementation, 404(b)/609/38.37 notice 10 days before trial, witness list on jury-selection day, jail calls, certified judgments, physical-evidence inspection, leniency promises 10 days out, and expert (TRE 702/703/705) disclosures in writing by the 20th day before jury selection for BOTH sides; mutual limine lists (11 State topics, 9 defense topics) that cannot be mentioned before the jury without a ruling; a ban on duplicative discovery motions (conflicting motions may be overruled without hearing; particularized motions require a certificate of conference); and a written discovery log from both sides before trial. Supersedes any prior discovery order of the court, including the Jan. 1, 2023 edition.
Texas > Ellis County > 443rd District Court — entered by the clerk in every criminal case at indictment (per the court's Instructions, Rules, and Procedures) and binding both State and defense. Signed Hon. Grace Pandithurai; filed with the District Clerk Mar. 20, 2025.
Reviewer note: Image-only signed scan read page-by-page through the vision lane (5 pages, sha256 c1289690…, 562,208 B), posted in the county's COURT POLICIES vein (elliscountytx.gov/1290). Edition precedence: supersedes the Jan. 1, 2023 Standing Discovery Order signed by then-Judge Cindy Ermatinger (TOPICs reg. doc 634, 9,190,673 B scan — production trigger was the SECOND announcement in that edition) — doc 634 is held as a superseded-edition record, and the order's own supersession clause controls. Composed benchpath-ajr1-p6.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
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