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The district courts' standing criminal discovery order (signed August 29, 2012 by then-Judges Ben Hardin (23rd) and Craig Estlinbaum (130th); DA open-file based): witness lists, physical-evidence and Brady inspection, confessions and Art. 38.22 statements, prior criminal records, 20-day defense expert notice, expert reports, exculpatory/mitigating evidence, and extraneous-offense notice — applying in all criminal cases in either court until ordered otherwise.
Texas > Matagorda County > 23rd and 130th District Courts (criminal cases)
"Based on the current District Attorney's 'open file' policy ... the undersigned District Judges hereby adopt[] the following Standing Discovery Order that shall apply in all criminal cases in the 23rd or the 130th Judicial District Courts until specifically ordered otherwise." Verbatim highlights: the State provides witness names/addresses for case-in-chief, punishment and anticipated rebuttal (victim addresses only on express order); the defense inspects all tangible evidence the State intends to use, items obtained from or belonging to the accused, and Brady material, plus all alleged weapons, at mutually agreed times; the State provides written/recorded defendant statements per Art. 38.22 and must request a bench hearing outside the jury's presence before offering custodial oral statements; the State discloses impeachment-usable prior convictions of the defendant and the criminal records of its witnesses (open-file/rap-sheet compliance suffices); "At least 20 days prior to trial, the Defendant shall give written notice to the State of each person" offered under Rules 702/703/705; expert reports and examination/test results (including autopsies) are open to inspection; exculpatory and mitigating evidence known to the State "(to include all law enforcement personnel)" must be disclosed; written extraneous-offense notice is required for guilt-phase use outside the same transaction; if the parties cannot agree on times, the Court orders a meeting. Signed and entered August 29, 2012 — Hon. Ben Hardin (23rd), Hon. Craig Estlinbaum (130th); filed with the District Clerk August 30, 2012.
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.