266th District Court Standard Criminal Discovery Order (Erath County)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Case ManagementStandard Criminal Discovery Order — Appendix A to the 266th District Court Local Rules (eff. July 1, 2022) — TOPICs reg. doc 2022.

Summary

The 266th District Court's standard criminal discovery order (Appendix A to the local rules): the State's self-executing article 39.14 disclosures on indictment, restrictions on the use of criminal histories, and the defendant's remaining filing duties.

Applies to

Applies in every criminal case on indictment in the 266th District Court of Erath County.

Source of truth

This Standard Criminal Discovery Order is self-executing on indictment under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 39.14. The State produces its witness list; the criminal histories of the defendant, the victim and the witnesses (with restrictions on further use); any agreements with witnesses; Rule 404(b) and article 37.07 section 3(g) notices; and a certified-copies notice. All pretrial motio

Official source: TOPICs — Texas local rules registry (topics.txcourts.gov)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 25, 2026
Effective date: July 1, 2022
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-erath-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 as a distinct captioned order bundled inside the 2022 Local Rules print (bundled-instrument doctrine); shares the 2022 receipt. Court-specific 266th criminal; judge-joined to Cashon. County-site print 1109 is a receipt. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.co.erath.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/1109/Standard-Discovery-Order---Criminal-PDF (identical).

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