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Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 holds status docket; multiple pretrial dates, discovery and restitution issues noted
Summary
At a virtual status docket, the judge set pretrial conferences (most for Sept. 4), directed exchange of discovery and mitigation materials, and noted several cases were continued or passed while prosecutors and defense counsel worked to resolve offers.
The Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 convened a status docket by video where the judge set pretrial dates, directed parties to exchange outstanding discovery and mitigation materials, and recorded several passings and continuances across a range of criminal cases.
The judge opened the session noting, “We’re on the record in ‘24 CCR 240063 and 240058. State of Texas versus Marvin Lee Davis Jr.,” and then proceeded through a long status docket covering numerous defendants and counsel, many of whom were told their next pretrial conference was scheduled for Sept. 4.
Why it matters: the court’s directions — to submit mitigation packets, fix mislabeled or missing discovery, and subpoena records for restitution — shape whether cases resolve by plea before trial or require in-person settings on the scheduled pretrial dates.
Most immediately, defense counsel for Marvin Lee Davis said he would assemble a mitigation packet and submit it to the district attorney’s office “ASAP” for consideration for PTI; the judge reminded counsel the matter must be resolved by the pretrial on Sept. 4. For Michael Andre…
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