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Indigent Defense Plan
CCL Indigent Defense Plan 2009
Click the link above to open the Indigent Defense Plan in .pdf format.
If you do not have pdf software, you may download it for free at
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06/30/08 NEW RESET POLICY |
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Effective 6/30/08 cases will be disposed of within 150
days of the date filed. The first reset will continue to be 90 days off the arraignment
docket, the second reset will be 30 days and the third reset will be 30 days. (150
days total). If the case is NOT disposed of by day 150 from the date filed, the
case will be set for PRETRIAL. THIS INCLUDES EXISTING CASES!
RESETS BY PHONE
Phone calls to reset cases from arraignment docket on
Wednesdays and plea docket on Thursdays will be permissible, however, pretrials
will continue to need a DA's signature. Revocations will still need the Judge's
signature.
General office Policy is to have all revocation cases
disposed of within 90 days of filing.** All reset requests on Revocations must be
presented to the Judge.
E-MAILING RESETS
Reset forms will be e-mailed to attorneys. Our standard
reset will continue to be printed in PDF format.
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10/03/05 DVD/CD & VCR Player Now Available |
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Features include: Plays DVD; DVD-R/RW; CD; CD-R/RW; VCD Discs, 4-Head/HI_FI
VCR (VHS Only) JPEG, MP3, & WMA Playback (from compatible CD-R & CD-RW discs)
Zoom Mode-Magnify an image, Two Stereo Speakers
For a practice session, call Debra, 254-757-5037 for scheduling. (Bring
your disks/tapes).
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02/04/05 Jail Pleas |
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The thumbprint of the defendant is required for all defendants pleading via video
at the jail.
Pleas of Guilty resulting in jail time, SPURS, work release or weekends:
Secure Thumbprint on
JUDGMENT PLEAS OF GUILTY resulting in probation: The
Probation Department will secure prints PROBATION
REVOCATIONS
resulting in jail time, SPURS, work release or weekends: Secure thumbprint on SENTENCE
(Fill in cause number and defendant’s name-and nothing more-on the sentence)
The JUDGMENT and SENTENCE must be turned in with the remainder of the plea papers.
Jail personnel are prepared to do the printing when you go to the jail to get the
plea papers signed by your client. Judgments and sentences without thumbprints cannot
be filed. Attorney fee requisitions should be returned along with the properly thumbprinted
judgments and/or sentences.
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01/19/05 Work Release |
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The application and order for work release has been revised. Please download your
copy now. All copies dated January 14, 2003 should be destroyed. Work Release applications
which are not fully completed at time of sentencing will not be considered
at that time, but may be considered after sentencing and when fully completed.
Multiple Offenses: If a defendant pleads to jail time in multiple offenses
and desires to apply for a Work Release Order, please prepare the application and
proposed order in the
cause number with the longest sentence and include
the cause numbers for all other cases below the first cause number. Present the
case with the longest sentence to the court first and advise that you are applying
for a Work Release Order in all cases to which the defendant is pleading guilty. |
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01/06/09 New Procedures for County Court at Law
Criminal Cases (CR1).
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TRIAL POSITION
All trials on docket are expected to be ready Monday
morning at 9:00 a.m. and the order will be determined by the court at that time.
All cases should have subpoenas issued and ready to proceed on Monday morning.
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RESETS NOT GRANTED
Resets will not be looked upon with favor when filed
within 30 days of trial date. Motions for Continuance in compliance with the Code
of Criminal Procedure will be considered, if filed and served on opposing counsel
not later than seven (7) days before Announcement Docket.
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ANNOUNCEMENT DOCKET
Announcement Docket will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Fridays
immediately preceding trial date. Defense attorneys and defendants must be present
unless waived by court approval.
The Assistant District Attorney in charge of each case on the trial docket must
attend the Announcement Docket.
ALL PLEAS TO BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. PLEAS WILL
NOT BE TAKEN ON MONDAY TRIAL DATE!
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TWO JURY PANELS AVAILABLE
A separate jury panel for Monday and
Tuesday will be ordered for the trial docket. Case number one on the trial docket
will pick a jury beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Case Number two will pick a jury at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday. In the event that case number one fails to go
to trial, each will be called
until all are resolved or one or more proceeds to trial.
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ATTORNEYS RESPONSIBLE
Attorneys on the trial docket are responsible
for keeping informed of their position on the docket.
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10/20/03 Downloadable Forms Now Available |
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Forms used are now available on our web site. Additional forms will be added from
time to time, so be sure to check the
County Courts at Law Downloadable Forms
section regularly as links to the forms will be available there. |
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