Part 7: Securing Formal and Informal Discovery In this section we will discuss the procedures for discovery, how they have changed in recent years, and how you can be successful in securing all the discovery to which you are entitled. “Discovery” is the part of the criminal trial process when your defense attorney gets a chance to peek into the State’s case. Unless you have had an examining trial, this might be the first time your criminal defense attorney interacts with the State’s prosecutor concerning your case. While many attorneys treat discovery as merely a pesky task to be completed, experienced attorneys know that this initial interaction with the State can reveal important information about the opinions and biases the
Read more →Texas Criminal Legislative Update: March 30, 2015 The 84th Texas Legislative Session is in full-swing in Austin, and you may want to know what new laws our legislators are considering and which old laws might get a facelift. Committee hearings in both the House and Senate are well underway: some bills have been passed out of Committee, some have had hearings and were left pending in Committee, and many more are still awaiting a hearing. Over the next few weeks, we want to keep you updated on some noteworthy pieces of legislation moving through the committees as the Legislature marches towards Sine Die on June 1, 2015. These bills have had a public hearing in the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
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