Van Zandt County District Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Criminal cases

The State must make the specified discovery available as soon as practicable after arraignment.

As soon as practicable after arraignment of the defendant on the indictment or information, the State shall make available for inspection in the presence of a representative of the State or may provide defense counsel with the opportunity for electronic duplication, downloading or copying of:

Criminal cases

Deadline

5 working days

The State must produce the required trial disclosures and make the specified physical items available for inspection at least five working days before trial.

Not less than five (5) working days prior to trial, the State shall produce the following documents and information and make the following physical items available for inspection by Defendant, if represented, by Defendant’s counsel:

Criminal cases

Each party must disclose its potential trial experts no later than 20 days before jury selection or, for a court trial, at least 20 days before presentation of evidence begins.

Not later than twenty (20) days prior to jury selection or in the case of a trial to the court at least twenty (20) days prior to the presentation of evidence is to begin, the parties shall disclose to the other in writing by hard copy or electronic means the name and address of each person the disclosing party may use at trial to present evidence under Rules 702, 703, and 705, Texas Rules of Evidence.

Criminal cases

A Daubert or Frye challenge must be filed at least 10 days before jury selection or, for a court trial, at least 10 days before presentation of evidence.

Any motion challenging the qualifications of the person or the admissibility of the evidence under Daubert or Frye must be filed at least 10 days prior to jury selection or in the case of a trial to the court at least 10 days prior to the presentation of evidence.

Criminal cases

Motions not covered by the listed orders, including motions to suppress, must be filed seven days before the first pre-trial hearing unless the Court grants special permission; otherwise, an untimely motion will be waived or denied.

Any Pre-Trial Motions not covered by the listed orders, such as a Motion to Suppress, must be filed seven (7) days prior to the first Pre-trial Hearing unless special permission from the Court has been given. Without special permission and after such time has elapsed without the filing of the Motion, the Motion will be waived or denied.