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Standing order of the Lubbock County criminal courts for all pending and future criminal cases, incorporated into each case without further order: evidence that constitutes or contains a visual image described by Penal Code section 21.15(b) (invasive visual recording) is produced to the defense under article 39.14, subject to a protective order prohibiting copying or dissemination except for use in the proceeding; such material is not made available to the public during hearings and is placed under seal at their conclusion (article 38.451); and material not admitted into evidence is returned to the State or destroyed at final disposition.
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[File stamp: Filed 9/22/2025 4:46 PM, Sara L. Smith, District Clerk, Lubbock County, Texas, AG] ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REQUIRING DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE DEPICTING INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING AND ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER (ARTICLE 39.152 OF TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE) WHEREAS, Article 39.152 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires a Court to allow discovery of property or material that constitutes or contains a visual image, as described by Section 21.15(b) of the Texas Penal Code (Invasive Visual Recording), of a person 14 years of age or older and that was seized by law enforcement based on a reasonable suspicion that an offense under that subsection has been committed. AND WHEREAS, Article 39.152 also requires the Court to enter a protective order that prohibits copying or dissemination of property or material described above that is produced to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney under Article 39.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. AND WHEREAS, any property or material described above that is produced under Article 39.14 and not offered as and admitted into evidence must either be returned to the State or destroyed at the time of final disposition of the case. AND WHEREAS, the Court has determined that the disclosure of visual image evidence described by Article 39.152 is required by Article 39.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. THEREFORE, the Court hereby ORDERS the production to the defense of evidence described by Article 39.152 in any applicable criminal proceeding containing such evidence pursuant to Article 39.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. AND WHEREAS, the Court has also determined that any property or material described by Article 39.152 and produced as evidence pursuant to Article 39.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure should be subject to a protective order. THEREFORE, the Court further ORDERS that property or material described by Article 39.152 and produced to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney be subject to a protective order prohibiting the copying or dissemination of the evidence, save and except for use in trial, hearings, or other matters related to the criminal proceeding. ADDITIONALLY, the Court further ORDERS that any property or material described by Article 39.152 must not be made available or allowed to be made available for copying or dissemination to the public during the course of a criminal hearing or proceeding pursuant to Article 38.451 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and shall be placed under seal of the Court on conclusion of the hearing or proceeding. FINALLY, the Court further ORDERS that the defendant and/or the defendant’s attorney either return to the State or destroy any property or material described above that has been produced under Article 39.14 and not offered as and admitted into evidence upon final disposition of the case. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this is a standing order of the Lubbock County criminal courts and applies to all pending and future criminal cases. It is incorporated into each case without further order and is effective upon signing until amended or rescinded. Signed this 22nd Day of September, 2025. [signature] Douglas H. Freitag, Judge Presiding 140th District Judge & Local Administrative Judge
[File stamp: Filed 9/22/2025 4:46 PM, Sara L. Smith, District Clerk, Lubbock County, Texas, AG] ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REQUIRING DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE DEPICTING INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING AND ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER (ARTICLE 39.152 OF TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE) WHEREAS, Article 39.152 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires a Court to allow discovery of property or material that c
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.