311 – Court Appearances Flashcards
When a member is required to attend two different courts at the same time, he attends ____and notifies the lower court and/or Court Liaison Detail of
he higher court
/
his whereabouts.
When a member is required to attend a court and a
pre-trial conference at the same time, he attends court and notifies the Court Liaison Detail so
the pre-trial
conference can be rescheduled.
Members do not testify in a civil proceeding unless they are properly subpoenaed by
either the plaintiff or the
defendant in the case.
. Immediately upon receiving a civil subpoena, members shall ____ and contact _____
notify their chain of command
/
the Legal Advisor’s Office to see if an attorney needs to review the civil case.
The Court Liaison Detail is located on
4th floor, Room #457 of the Bexar County Criminal Justice Center
The Court Liaison Detail is open from
745 hours to 1630 hours, Monday through Friday.
. Subpoenas issued less than ____ days prior to the court date may be delivered by Bexar County deputy sheriffs, Bexar County District Attorney’s Office investigators, or Court Liaison Detail personnel.
six (6)
If Court Liaison personnel or ____ verbally contacts a member and places them on stand-by or advises
them they are to appear in a court on a specific date and time, the member may not schedule leave for the specified date and time.
a judge
When the Court Liaison Detail is notified by the District Attorney’s Office or a judge that a member is needed in court or at a pre-trial conference, the Court Liaison Detail will notify the member by telephone, or computergenerated notice. When members receive this notification, they will obey the notification in the same manner as
they would a
subpoena
Members shall confirm receipt of the computer-generated notice in ____ upon receiving with the Court Liaison Detail and their status for attending.
a timely manner
Officers may be placed on stand-by only through a subpoena issued by
- the State,
- an order from a judge,
- notification from the District Attorney’s Office, or
- by notification from the Court Liaison Detail
When a _____ places an officer on stand-by, the officer shall contact the Court Liaison Detail so the stand-by
can be recorded, the stand-by hours verified, and the stand-by coordinated.
judge
When a prosecutor or defense attorney attempts to place a member on stand-by, the member shall notify the Court Liaison Detail and _____
refer the prosecutor or defense attorney to do the same.
Members receiving criminal subpoenas for district or county courts are automatically placed on stand-by unless the subpoena or notice is stamped or states ____or the criminal subpoena is issued for ____. If a member receives a reset notice, this only advises the member the case is being reset. A reset notice is not a subpoena and does not require the member to be on stand-by.
“No Stand-by”
/
the defense
If the member will be on-duty when the stand-by is scheduled, he _____ on the “return.”
lists the proper telephone number where he may be reached
When a subpoena is issued for a date on which a member will be on vacation or approved training, the subpoena is
immediately returned to Municipal Court. Before returning the subpoena, the bottom of the subpoena is completed
by the member and signed by
the member’s supervisor.
Officers failing to appear in court or who are tardy to court will ____ covering their absence or tardiness to their immediate supervisor and to ____
submit a report
/
current Court Liaison supervisor.