Bandera County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

To request notice of extraneous offenses or bad acts, the Defense must submit a timely written letter addressed to the State’s attorney and file and provide a copy as specified.

Upon timely written request by the Defense and in the form of a letter addressed to the attorney for the State, a copy of which shall be filed with the district clerk and provided to the State,

CRITICAL

The State must inform the Defense at least one day before trial of covered promises of benefit or leniency to an accomplice or prospective witness.

To inform the Defense, at least one day before trial, of all promises of benefit or leniency afforded to or for the benefit of any accomplice or prospective witness in connection with the witness's proposed testimony or other cooperation with regard the alleged offense.

CRITICAL

The State must give defense counsel written notice of intended Rule 404(b) evidence; notice is deemed reasonable if given 10 days before trial, except for good cause shown.

the State is hereby ORDERED, to give written notice to defense counsel regarding extraneous offenses or bad acts the State intends to introduce during the State's case in chief as required by Rule 404(b) of the Texas Rules of Evidence. Said notice shall be deemed reasonable if given 10 days before trial except for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Witness list

The State must furnish the defense a copy of the witness list on or before the day it files the list.

and furnish a copy of same to the Defense on or before the same day.

CRITICAL

The State must give defense counsel written notice of intended Rule 609(f) impeachment evidence; notice is deemed reasonable if given 10 days before trial, except for good cause shown.

the State is hereby ORDERED, to give written notice to defense counsel regarding any impeachment evidence by prior conviction the State intends to offer to impeach the defendant or. a witness during any phase of the trial as required by Rule 609(f) of the Texas Rules of Evidence. Notice shall be deemed reasonable if given 10 days before trial, except for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Each party must serve its expert disclosures on the opposing party no later than 20 days before trial.

Disclosures shall be served upon the opposing party by each party, no later than 20 days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

Before seeking relief against a represented party, counsel must notify opposing counsel, or diligently attempt notice and be unable to make further efforts under the circumstances.

2. If the party against whom the relief is sought is represented by counsel, that (a) such counsel has been notified of the application and does not wish to be heard by the Court thereon; or (b) counsel presenting the application has diligently attempted to notify opposing counsel, has been unable to do so, and the circumstances do not permit additional efforts to give such notice.

INFO

Notice to parties may be delivered by hand, by mail, or electronically in accordance with Rule 21a(10).

Notice may be provided to parties by delivering by hand, mail or electronically, in accordance with Rule 21 a (10).