Part 8: Filing and Arguing Pre-Trial Motions Fort Worth Criminal Defense Attorney Guide Filing and arguing motions is a big part of the pre-trial process. Written motions filed with the court are your way of not only formally notifying the State and the court of what you would like to see happen in the case, but also your criminal attorney’s way of protecting your rights at pre-trial, trial, and on appeal. Your defense attorney will file at least some motions during the course of your criminal case (unless the case concludes before there is time to file any motions, or if there is a tactical reason to delay filing motions), so we will discuss the major types of motions to
Read more →Texas Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth, TX The Texas Constitution Article V creates the judicial branch of Texas government. The Constitution specifically references “Court of Appeals,” but the number and composition of the courts is left to the Texas Legislature to determine. The Second Court of Appeals was originally created by the Legislature in 1891. The original three “intermediate appellate courts” were Number 1 (Galveston), Number 2 (Fort Worth), and Number 3 (Austin). At that time, these courts did not have criminal jurisdiction, and criminal appeals went directly to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. However, in 1981 these intermediate appellate courts were vested with jurisdiction in criminal appeals (other than death penalty cases). Tex. Const. Art. V
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