Discovery

I reported earlier how the Texas Legislature is considering SB 1611 from Sen. Rodney Ellis that would provide for reciprocal discovery in criminal cases. That was then. Now the bill is less reciprocal, meaning it would require less disclosure from the defense. Whereas before it required the defense to disclose: written or recorded witness statements physical […]

It’s that time again, the Texas Legislature is back in session and tinkering with the criminal justice system. There’s been discussion of major changes, like an entire re-write of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, but it looks like that isn’t happening. Almost as big, though, is the bill Sen. Rodney Ellis has filed: SB 1611, commonly called […]