Walker County Court at Law Document Format Requirements

Criminal cases

Evidence formatting must comply with the referenced Walker County evidence order signed June 7, 2023.

c. Evidence formatting must comply with the General Order Regariling Eaidence ln the District Courts and County Court at Laut of Walker County, Teras signed on ]une 7, 2023.

Criminal cases

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

C. The camera of any party or wibress 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 seery 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 seery the court will not allow the person to testify or continue to testify unless the witness complies with the requirement of an unobstructed view.

Criminal cases

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

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