Surplusage and Variances: Navigating the Materiality Test under Gollihar
by Ned Minevitz and Madison Mondragon Must Extra Information in a Complaint be Proven at Trial? Article 45A.101 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides the necessary information to include when drafting a sufficient complaint to initiate criminal proceedings in municipal court. This blog will focus on Article 45A.101(a)(4), which requires either a statement that…
Reporting Juror Disqualification for Misdemeanor Theft Convictions
byNed Minevitz and Leandra Quick Since 2023, Section 62.115(d) of the Government Code has required clerks to report misdemeanor theft convictions to the Secretary of State (SOS) for the purposes of juror disqualification. As noted on Page 7-20 of TMCEC’s Level 1 Study Guide, however, due to security reasons regarding the use of a statewide…
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