Kerr County Court at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

A copy of the Defense's extraneous-offense notice request must be provided to the State.

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 county clerk and provided to the State, 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.

CRITICAL

A copy of the Defense's impeachment-evidence notice request must be provided to the State.

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 county clerk and provided to the State, 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.

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

Applies to

Request for setting

The Request for Setting must include a certificate showing service on all counsel, each attorney's name and address, and the date of service.

A certificate that a copy of the Request for Setting has been served on all counsel in the case, the name and address of each attorney and the date of service;

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.

2. To file with the Clerk of the Court a list of all witnesses the State intends to call on its case in chief (for either guilt or punishment phases) at least one (1) day prior to the trial, and furnish a copy of same to the Defense on or before the same day.

CRITICAL

If the opposing party is represented, counsel must be notified of the application or the applicant must make a diligent, unsuccessful attempt to notify counsel when circumstances preclude further efforts.

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, 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).