Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Simmons v. Moore
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided June 28, 1989No. 08-89-00163-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOEHLER, Justice.
The Relator has filed an application for writ of mandamus or prohibition in an attempt to set aside an order of the district *713judge, which conditionally ordered the taking of witness depositions by the defendant in a pending criminal case. The application is granted.
The District Attorney of El Paso County maintains an “open file” policy in criminal cases, by which he permits defense counsel at arraignment, pretrial or other agreed times to inspect and read all documents and papers in the file, including the statements of any potential witnesses to the offense. His…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Curry v. GrayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Dickens v. Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Winters v. LangdeauTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- De Leon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1983
- Winters v. LangdeauCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
3Cited by18 opinions
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- International Turbine Service, Inc. v. LovittCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- In Re the State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
- In re State ex rel. SkurkaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
- State Ex Rel. Esparza v. Paxson, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
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