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The Interim Report

Posted on September 3, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

I checked out the Interim Report of the Task Force to Ensure Judicial Readiness in Times of Emergency.  Basically, it calls for counties to sign a Memorandum…

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Are our courts prepared for another Rita?

Posted on September 2, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

Gustav, thankfully, wasn’t as bad as feared.  He was plenty bad enough, especially in Louisiana and Mississippi.  Texas has been spared the brunt.  Still, I’m…

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Back to School edition of Tyler before the SCoTX

Posted on August 29, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

Twenty two decisions today out of the Supreme Court of Texas.  None in Tyler cases. There was, however, a case involving a Brookshire’s employee out of the Texarkana…

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The Last Word

Posted on August 15, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

Odds are extremely high that the last word on your case will come from the Cotton Belt Building.  If you are thinking that you can…

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If he’s not the face of East Texas, who is?

Posted on August 8, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

Think a 75th anniversary gala for a bar association in East Texas sounds dull?  How about this: Former Congressman Charlie Wilson will be the speaker. …

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Why good writing is essential …

Posted on August 1, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

Pause for a second to estimate how much attention the trial judge will give your case.  Now look at the average time Texas trial judges…

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Don’t take my word for it …

Posted on July 15, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

As the trial courts get busier, the paper side of the practice becomes more important.  I posted earlier about the political aspects of Judge Russell’s presentation at…

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Squeaky wheels get oil. Especially big wheels.

Posted on July 13, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

Smith County politics are heating up.  There have been talks of a new jail and a new courthouse.  But the Commissioner’s Court recently issued a…

Courthouse News

An unusual application of Tex. R. Evid. 614

Posted on June 25, 2008February 21, 2020 by admin

Defense counsel for the third defendant in a child sex ring case in Tyler has filed a motion to transfer venue.  The first two defendants had been convicted…

Court of Criminal Appeals

Public comment saves special rule.

Posted on June 25, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

The “special rule of privilege in criminal cases” found in Tex. R. Evid. 503(b)(2) has a new lease on life.  As discussed in a previous post,…

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