Polk County Court at Law Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Physical evidence offered at a remote detention hearing must be displayed so the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it at the same time.

a. Any physical evidence offered at a remote proceeding detention hearing must be displayed so that the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it simultaneously.

CRITICALCivil cases

A testifying party or witness must be clearly seen, identified, and heard on camera or may not testify or continue testifying.

C. The camera of any party or witness who provides testimony must provide an unobstructed view of the party or witness providing testimony. An unobstructed view, for the purposes of this plan, means that the individual can be clearly seen, identified, and heard without any barrier other than a clean camera lens. Consistent with constitutional confrontation requirements, if a party or witness is not on camera, or cannot be clearly seen, the Court will not allow the person to testify or continue to testify unless the witness complies with the requirement of an unobstructed view.

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The appendix and transcription must conform to the applicable appellate court specifications and comply with the cited appellate-record order and manual.

The form of the appendix and transcription shall conform to any specifications of the Supreme Court and/or the Court of Criminal Appeals and comply with the Order Directing the Form of the Appellate Record and the Uniform Format Manual for Texas Reporters' Records.

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The reporter’s record must clearly identify its numbered contents as a certified, accurate copy, and designated exhibits must be numerically ordered, bound together where practicable, and indexed with brief descriptions.

The reporter's record on appeal from any proceeding of which an electronic recording has been made shall be labeled to reflect clearly the numbered contents certified by the court recorder to be a clear and accurate copy of the original recording of the entire proceedings. Any exhibits designated by the parties for inclusion in the reporter's record shall be arranged in numerical order and firmly bound together so far as practicable, together with an index consisting of a brief description identifying each exhibit.