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Body-Worn Camera Discovery Order — 179th District Court — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
Texas > Harris County > 179th District Court
It is further ORDERED that any evidence within the scope of the items above be provided to defendant's attorney in the form of a physical or digital link. … Any physical copy shall be made available for pickup at the Harris County Attorney’s Office on or before 5:00p.m. on the 21st day after the signing of this order or any such time as agreed upon by the Attorney of record for the Defendant and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. … It is further ORDERED that this order is continuing and the State will immediately notify and make available to the Defendant's attorney any subsequent discoverable matter within the scope of the above granted items within 48 hours of the time it learns of or obtains such discoverable matter or within 10 days before jury selection, whichever is sooner. … The admissibility of any subsequent discoverable matter disclosed 9 days or less before trial shall be determined in a hearing before the trial court, or by agreement. … It is further ORDERED that any items herein not produced in violation of this order shall be and are excluded from evidence in this case if offered by the State. … It is further ORDERED that testimony concerning the items not produced in violation of this order or the information contained in those items shall be and are excluded from evidence in this case if offered by the State. … It is further ORDERED that any physical copies of video produced in response to this order shall be produced free of cost. … If the recipient demands a physical copy as opposed to a digital version, any law enforcement agency, or person or entity having a contract with such law enforcement agency, shall be allowed as a copy cost that amount, and only that amount, that is allowable under the Texas Public Information Act for copying the documents required to be produced by this order. … It is further ORDERED that under the authority of Brady v. … 39.14(h), the state shall disclose to the defendant any exculpatory, impeachment, or mitigating document, item, or information in the possession, custody, or control of the state that tends to negate the guilt of the defendant or would tend to reduce the punishment for the offense charged. … Additionally, as per the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 3.09(d), (“Duties of District Attorneys” requires that “[t]he prosecutor in a criminal case shall: make timely disclosure to the defense of all evidence or information known to the prosecutor that tends to negate the guilt of the accused or mitigates the offense…”) evidence that tends to negate guilt or mitigate the offense shall be disclosed. … It is further ORDERED that the attorney requesting this discovery must notify the agency in possession of the BWC within 2 days of (1) the entry of a guilty plea; … The lawyer for the defendant shall obtain a copy of this order not later than 24 hours after it is signed and shall immediately transmit it to the agency in possession of the BWC and defense counsel shall provide proof of service.
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim; the full posted document is the controlling text.
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.