Brown County District Court Filing Rules

Each party must furnish payroll records, pay stubs, W-2 forms, and 1099 forms showing earnings for the specified periods upon request.

The District Attorney must give reasonable notice of intended evidence concerning the defendant's prior record, character, offense circumstances, and potentially admissible extraneous offenses, crimes, or bad acts.

The first-chair hourly rate in a capital case seeking the death penalty is $150 per hour.

For guilty or nolo contendere plea cases, plea papers should be completed before the plea hearing, and the prosecutor is responsible for preparing and delivering them to defense counsel beforehand.

Compliance concerning witness agreements and related communications should be made in writing at least seven days before trial.

A continuance motion should be written, state the reasons, and be filed no later than 3 days before the needed absence, or as soon as an unplanned conflict becomes known.

The respondent must serve a copy of the completed composite inventory on the petitioner at least 7 days before trial.

A case-specific meeting must include all parties' attorneys and be scheduled with Ms. Archer.

Audio and video exhibits must be saved in a usable format and given appropriate names.

Digital video exhibits must be in MP4 format, audio files in MP3 format, and images must be stored on a completely separate disk from audio and video files.

The original presentence report and two copies must be filed under seal, and the report may be released only with the defendant's written authorization to the District Attorney and defense counsel.

The State may withhold or redact the portion of a discovery item that is not subject to discovery under the Order or Article 39.14.

All reports covered by this plan must be submitted electronically through the specified website.