Overview
Texas State Archives
Texas. Prosecutor
Council.
Prosecutor Council
records
1978-1985
The Texas Prosecutor
Council was a centralized agency of the judiciary responsible for delivering
technical assistance, educational services, and professional development
training to prosecutors throughout the state. Records from the Texas Prosecutor
Council include annual reports, minutes, staff reports, correspondence, memos,
office files, research files, technical assistance case files, staff photos,
workshop packets and educational materials, questionnaires, and studies, dated
1978-1985. The records detail the entire range of operations of the Council
during its existence and include such major programs as investigation of
complaints against prosecutors, technical assistance to prosecutors, continuing
education, and studies to improve prosecution in Texas. The records include the
office files of John Cook, who was the legal counsel and later the acting
director of the Council.
28 cubic
ft. These materials are written in
English.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by
staff members.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under
Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, common law
privacy (V.T.C.A., Government Code, §552.101), home address of prosecutor's
office employee (V.T.C.A., Government Code, §552.1175), and access device
information (V.T.C.A., Government Code, §552.136), an archivist must review
these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be
requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act
(V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an
interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library
and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax
(512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page
(http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/customer/pia.html). Include enough
description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist
to accurately identify and locate the information. If our review reveals
information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are
obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether
the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten
working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney
General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can
inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you
agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the
remainder of the records.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when
reviewing photographic materials.
Agency History
The 65th Legislature created the Texas Prosecutors Coordinating
Council in 1977 (Senate Bill 113) to provide a centralized agency of the
judiciary capable of delivering technical assistance, educational services, and
professional development training to prosecutors throughout the state. The
Council was composed of nine members which included four citizens and five
prosecutors. The four citizen members could not be licensed to practice law and
were appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate. The five prosecutor
members had to be incumbent, elected prosecuting attorneys and were chosen by
other prosecutors in an election and had to include at least one county
attorney, one district attorney, and one criminal district attorney. The
Council appointed an Executive Director to manage the everyday operations and
represent the Council in any court case in which the Council was a party. The
name of the Council was changed in 1981 by the 67th Legislature to the Texas
Prosecutor Council, but its structure remained unchanged.
The Council was responsible for operations related to prosecuting
attorneys' offices throughout the state. The council had authority to: accept
and investigate complaints of prosecuting attorney incompetency and misconduct;
develop and adopt minimum standards for the operation of prosecuting attorneys'
offices; approve courses for in-service training and professional development
of prosecuting attorneys, their assistants, and staff, and provide travel
expenses for professional development counsel; respond to requests for
technical assistance from prosecuting attorneys; receive and consider
suggestions to improve the administration of criminal justice, and investigate
such matters as may be referred to the Council by the governor or the
legislature; cooperate and coordinate with the Texas Judicial Council to
improve the maintenance and reporting of criminal justice statistics;
coordinate with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA) to
carry out these provisions; respond to the request of a judge for
recommendations regarding the appointment of a special prosecutor in case of a
disqualification of the prosecuting attorney; and take such action as may be
appropriate for the improvement and more efficient administration of criminal
justice.
The Prosecutor Council came up for sunset review in 1984 and the
staff of the Sunset Advisory Commission determined that cost savings and better
coordination could result from the transfer of the Council's functions to other
state agencies. The Sunset Advisory Commission adopted this recommendation and
the Texas Prosecutor Council was abolished as of September 1, 1985. Agencies
that are responsible for the same functions as the Prosecutor Council include
the State Bar of Texas, Office of the Attorney General, and Texas Judicial
Council.
(Sources include: statutes, Guide to Texas State
Agencies, 6th ed; Handbook of Governments in
Texas, October 1977, December 1983; Sunset Commission records.)
Scope and Contents of the Records
The Texas Prosecutor Council was a centralized agency of the judiciary
responsible for delivering technical assistance, educational services, and
professional development training to prosecutors throughout the state. Records
from the Council include annual reports, minutes, staff reports,
correspondence, memos, office files, research files, technical assistance case
files, staff photos, workshop packets and educational materials,
questionnaires, and studies, dated 1978-1985. The records detail the entire
range of operations of the Council and its predecessor, the Texas Prosecutors
Coordinating Council, during its existence and include such major programs as
investigation of complaints against prosecutors, technical assistance to
prosecutors, continuing education, and studies to improve prosecution in Texas.
The records include the office files of John Cook, who was the legal counsel
and later the acting director of the Council.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily
reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to
provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
Organization of the Records
These records are organized into seven series by State Archives
staff:
- Annual reports, 1981-1984, 0.5 cubic ft.
- Minutes, 1979-1985, 1 cubic ft.
- John Cook's office files, 1980-1982, 1 cubic ft.
- Correspondence and research files, 1978-1985, 9 cubic ft.
- Technical assistance, 1980-1985, 5.5 cubic ft.
- Training programs, 1980-1985, 7 cubic ft.
- Crime Biters Program, 1981-1984, 0.5 cubic ft.
- Law Enforcement Instructor Training Workshops, 1980-1982, 0.5
cubic ft.
- Law Enforcement Workshops, 1980-1985, 4 cubic ft.
- Courses, 1982-1984, 2 cubic ft.
- Studies, 1979-1984, 4 cubic ft.
- Status of Prosecution Study, 1979-1981, 3 cubic ft.
- Budget Update Study, 1981-1983, 0.8 cubic ft.
- Sentencing questionnaire, 1984, 0.2 cubic ft.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Corporate Names:
Texas Prosecutors
Coordinating Council.
Subjects:
Prosecution--Texas.
Public prosecutors--Texas.
Public
prosecutors--Training of--Texas.
Prosecution--Study and
teaching--Texas.
Document Types:
Reports--Texas--Prosecution--1979-1985.
Correspondence--Texas--Prosecution--1979-1985.
Minutes--Texas--Prosecution--1979-1985.
Questionnaires--Texas--Prosecution--1979-1985.
Functions:
Assisting prosecutors.
Related Material
The following materials are offered as possible
sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the
records. The listing is not exhaustive.
Texas State Archives
None.
Processing Information
Paul B. Beck, February 1990
Finding aid converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by TARO, July 2003
Finding aid revised for DACS compliance and to update restriction
statements by Tonia Wood, January 2010
Accession Information
Accession number: 1989/158
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Prosecutor Council via the State Purchasing and General Services
Commission on June 14, 1989.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Prosecutor Council
records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
Detailed Description of the Records
Annual reports,
1981-1984,
0.5 cubic ft.
The Texas Prosecutor Council reported to the governor and the
legislature on or before December 1 of each year regarding all of its
proceedings, recommended changes in jurisdictions, needed funding for local
offices, and other matters to improve local prosecution within the state. This
series consists of printed annual reports issued by the Council, as required by
statute, dated 1981-1984. The reports include a general narrative discussion, a
financial statement, summaries of major requests for assistance by prosecutors,
and disciplinary proceedings against prosecutors.
Arrangement
These records are arranged chronologically as received from the
agency.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Annual reports, Texas Prosecutor Council
records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
1989/158-1
1.
1981
1989/158-1
2.
1982
1989/158-1
3.
1983
1989/158-1
4.
1984
Minutes,
1979-1985,
1 cubic ft.
Records consist of minutes from the Texas Prosecutors Coordinating
Council and the Texas Prosecutor Council meetings, dated 1979-1985. From
September 1979 to June 1982 the minutes also contain notes of staff meetings
and monthly reports from the Council's legal counselor and executive director.
Copies of staff memos regarding the operations and activities of the Council
are also present.
Arrangement
These records are arranged chronologically as received from the
agency.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Minutes, Texas Prosecutor Council records.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
1989/158-2
1.
1979-1980
1989/158-2
2.
1980-1981
1989/158-2
3-4.
1982
1989/158-2
5.
September 7,
1982
1989/158-2
6.
September 30,
1982
1989/158-2
7.
December 9-10,
1982
1989/158-2
8.
January 31,
1983
1989/158-2
9.
April 4, 1983
1989/158-2
10.
September 27,
1983
1989/158-2
11.
November 2-3,
1983
1989/158-2
12.
January 5-6,
1984
1989/158-2
13.
April 6, 1984
1989/158-2
14.
May 10-11,
1984
1989/158-2
15.
June 27, 1984
1989/158-2
16.
August 29,
1984
1989/158-2
17.
September 26,
1984
1989/158-2
18.
January 23-24,
1985
1989/158-2
19.
June 27, 1985
John Cook's office files,
1980-1982,
1 cubic ft.
John Cook held several administrative positions with the Texas
Prosecutor Council (TPC) including Legal Counselor and Acting Director. These
files are the office files of John Cook and include incoming and outgoing
correspondence, memos, notes from staff and council meetings, and copies of
articles, legal cases, and newspaper clippings, dating from 1980 to 1982. The
files reflect on Cook's activities on the Council.
Arrangement
These records are arranged as received from the agency.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), John Cook's office files, Texas Prosecutor
Council records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
1989/158-3
1.
Minutes - Council Meetings,
1981-1982
1989/158-3
2.
McInnis v. State,
1981
1989/158-3
3.
Court of Criminal Appeals - Amendment to Rules,
1982
1989/158-3
4.
Election Rules, TPC,
1981-1982
1989/158-3
5.
Election Laws Manual, TPC,
1980
1989/158-3
6.
Election Laws Manual, TPC,
1980
1989/158-3
7.
Fireworks News Release,
1982
1989/158-3
8.
Forfeiture,
1981-1982
1989/158-3
9.
Hypnotic Evidence,
1981
1989/158-3
10.
Insurance Materials,
1980-1982
1989/158-3
11.
Judgment Forms - Tarrant County,
1981
1989/158-3
12.
Juveniles - Interstate Compact,
1981
1989/158-3
13.
Legislative Summaries - 67th Legislature,
1981
1989/158-3
14.
Mexico, Convention with - translations,
1982
1989/158-3
15.
Minimum Standards [Ethics], Committee,
1981-1982
1989/158-3
16.
Minimum Standards [Ethics], Adverse to the State,
1981-1982
1989/158-3
17.
Minimum Standards [Ethics], Other Disciplinary Matters,
1982
1989/158-3
18.
Prosecutor Discretion,
1982
1989/158-3
19.
Prosecutor Immunity Materials,
1980
1989/158-3
20.
Prosecution Qualifications and Vacancies,
1981-1982
1989/158-3
21.
Public Relations Projects,
1980
1989/158-3
22.
Publications - Fees, Copyright, etc.,
1980- 1981
1989/158-3
23.
Rape Info,
1981
1989/158-3
24.
Search and Seizure,
1980-1982
1989/158-3
25.
Sentencing and Pre-sentencing Materials,
1982
1989/158-3
26.
Professional Development Courses - Proposal Requests,
1981-1982
1989/158-3
27.
Workshops - Law Enforcement Personnel,
1980- 1981
1989/158-3
28.
Notes re: [TPC] Newsletter,
1981-1982
1989/158-3
29.
Staff Meetings and Council Meetings (Notes),
1980-1982
1989/158-3
30.
State's Attorney - Huttash (materials),
1980
1989/158-3
31.
Statutory Classification System,
1980-1981
1989/158-3
32.
Subpoena Duces Tecum - Form,
1982
1989/158-3
33.
Technical Assistance Contracts,
1981
1989/158-3
34.
Travel Requests - Backup Material,
1982
1989/158-3
35.
Typo Error in Indictment,
1980
1989/158-3
36.
Waiver of Counsel,
1980
1989/158-3
37.
War Against Drugs - Materials,
1980-1981
1989/158-3
38.
Wire Tap Materials,
1980
1989/158-3
39.
Smith v. Hightower - Amicus Curiae Brief of TPC,
1982
1989/158-3
40.
Special Prosecutors,
1982
1989/158-3
41.
Legislation,
1980-1981
Correspondence and research files,
1978-1985,
9 cubic ft.
These files are the general administrative records of the Texas
Prosecutor Council. They document the day-to-day operations of the Council as
well as the professional services the Council provided to prosecutors such as
continuing education workshops and courses, technical assistance, information
services, and studies on prosecution practices in Texas. Types of records
present include incoming and outgoing correspondence, internal memos, reports,
copies of legislative bills, prosecution and law enforcement reference manuals,
and group photos of the members of the Texas Prosecutor Council and its staff,
covering the period 1978-1985. The records include a wide array of subjects,
correspondents and types of materials. Correspondents include prosecutors,
state legislators, the governor's office, state agencies, Texas District and
County Attorneys Association (TDCAA), State Bar of Texas, and law enforcement
officials and organizations.
Arrangement
The Council divided their administrative records into broad
subject categories and filed them by topic. These topic headings include
general office, legislation, grants, professional ethics, public relations,
reports, sunset process, training courses and reference manuals. Files are
arranged as received from the agency.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Correspondence and research files, Texas
Prosecutor Council records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission.
Office - General
1989/158-4
1.
Office Memos,
1979-1982
1989/158-4
2.
General Information Inquiries,
1983-1984
1989/158-4
3.
General Information Inquiries,
1982-1983
1989/158-4
4.
Office - General,
1981-1983
1989/158-4
5.
Memos from John Cook and Oscar Sherrell,
1982-1983
1989/158-4
6.
Memos from John Cook and Oscar Sherrell,
1981-1982
1989/158-4
7.
General Correspondence,
1983
1989/158-4
8.
Letters of Appreciation,
1984
1989/158-4
9.
State Agency Inquiries,
FY 1982
1989/158-4
10.
Office of Court Administration - Texas Judicial
Council,
1979-1984
1989/158-4
11.
Attorney General's Office,
1984-1985
1989/158-4
12.
Attorney General's Office,
1980-1984
1989/158-4
13.
Attorney General Prosecution Assistance Evaluation,
1979-1980
1989/158-4
14.
Attorney General Prosecution Assistance Evaluation
Grant (final materials),
1980
1989/158-4
15.
Secretary of State,
1981-1984
1989/158-4
16.
Secretary of State - Election Code Violations,
1980
1989/158-4
17.
Secretary of State - Registration Before State
Agencies,
1981
1989/158-4
18.
Texas Register,
1984-1985
1989/158-5
1.
Texas Register,
1978-1984
1989/158-5
2.
State Bar of Texas,
1979-1984
1989/158-5
3.
Texas District and County Attorneys Association
(TDCAA) Correspondence, Minutes,
1981-1985
1989/158-5
4.
TDCAA Grants,
1978-1982
1989/158-5
5.
TDCAA Coordination,
1982
1989/158-5
6.
TDCAA, Regional Meetings Information,
1983
1989/158-5
7.
TDCAA and Council Coordination,
1983-1984
1989/158-5
8.
TDCAA, Michael J. McCormick (Personal),
1980
1989/158-5
9.
TDCAA Board Meeting - Corpus Christi,
1984
1989/158-5
10.
TDCAA, Woodcreek Meeting,
1983
1989/158-5
11.
Capitol Credit Union,
1979
1989/158-5
12.
Department of Community Affairs - Drug Abuse Treatment
Planning Task Force,
1980
1989/158-5
13.
Drug Abuse Planning Task Force (materials handed out
at first meeting),
1980
1989/158-5
14.
Texas Commission on Alcoholism,
1980-1982
1989/158-5
15.
DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Advisory Committee,
1981
1989/158-5
16.
DWI - General,
1983-1984
1989/158-5
17.
Texas Adult Probation Commission - Pre- sentence Task
Force,
1980-1984
1989/158-5
18.
Texas Adult Probation Commission - Shock Probation
Survey,
1980
1989/158-5
19.
Department of Human Resources,
1980
1989/158-5
20.
Department of Human Resources - Multidisciplinary
Institute for Child Sexual Intervention and Treatment,
1983-1984
1989/158-5
21.
Board of Pardons and Paroles,
1980
1989/158-5
22.
Board of Pardons and Paroles - Statement of Facts
Forms,
undated
1989/158-5
23.
Correspondence with State Agencies,
1981-1983
1989/158-5
24.
Correspondence with State Associations,
1981-1984
1989/158-5
25.
State Department of Highways and Public
Transportation,
1983-1984
1989/158-6
1.
Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission,
1981-1984
1989/158-6
2.
Department of Health,
1984
1989/158-6
3.
Grant Review of Other Agencies by TPC for the
Governor's Office,
1982
1989/158-6
4.
United Way Campaign,
1982
1989/158-6
5.
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement,
1982
1989/158-6
6.
Crime Biters Program,
1983
1989/158-6
7.
Prosecutor Associations (NCDA, NDAA, etc.),
1983-1985
1989/158-6
8.
Computerization Information,
1983-1984
1989/158-6
9.
State Telecommunications,
1984
1989/158-6
10.
Opinion Research Service - Texas Poll,
1984
1989/158-6
11.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards,
1984
1989/158-6
12.
State's Attorneys' Coordinator, University of
Maryland,
1984-1985
1989/158-6
13.
Texas Board of Private Investigators, Private Security
Agencies,
1983
1989/158-6
14.
Texas Council on Crime and Delinquency,
1984
1989/158-6
15.
Governor's Office - Criminal Justice Division (CJD),
CJD Grant - FY 1985, Appropriations Act,
1984
1989/158-6
16.
Governor's Office - Criminal Justice Division (CJD),
CJD Grant - Crime Biter Program,
1984
Office - Public Relations
1989/158-6
17.
Public Relations - General,
1979-1982
1989/158-6
18.
Compliments,
1979-1984
1989/158-6
19.
H. Ross Perot,
1980
1989/158-6
20.
Grant Sources - Moody Foundation,
1978
Sunset Process
1989/158-6
21.
Sunset Review - General,
1981-1983
1989/158-6
22.
Staff Report to the Sunset Advisory Commission,
1984
Office - Reports
1989/158-7
1.
Indicators of Goal Achievements, Backup information,
FY 1979
1989/158-7
2.
Indicators of Goal Achievements,
FY 1980
1989/158-7
3.
Indicators of Goal Achievements, Backup information,
FY 1980
1989/158-7
4.
Indicators of Goal Achievements,
FY 1981
1989/158-7
5.
Executive Director Reports,
1981-1985
1989/158-7
6.
General Correspondence,
1979; 1984
1989/158-7
7.
Annual Report,
1978
1989/158-7
8.
Annual Report,
1979
1989/158-7
9.
Annual Report,
1980
1989/158-7
10.
Annual Report,
1981
1989/158-7
11.
Annual Report,
1982
1989/158-7
12.
Financial Report,
FY
1980
1989/158-7
13.
Financial Report,
FY
1981
1989/158-7
14.
Annual Report of Federal Funds,
1982
1989/158-7
15.
Monthly Disciplinary Report,
1982-1983
1989/158-7
16.
Summary of Major Requests for Prosecutorial
Assistance,
1982-1984
1989/158-7
17.
Annual Report,
1983
1989/158-7
18.
Annual Report,
1984
Legislative - General
1989/158-7
19.
General,
1982
1989/158-7
20.
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)
Funding,
1980
1989/158-7
21.
House of Representatives (Texas) - Committee on Health
Services,
1980
1989/158-7
22.
House Judicial Affairs Committee (Texas) - 67th
Legislature,
1980
1989/158-7
23.
Legislative Budget Board, 69th Legislature,
1985
Legislation
1989/158-7
24.
Article 332d,
1979-1982
1989/158-7
25.
Legislative - General, 67th Session,
1980-1981
1989/158-7
26.
Legislation - 67th, Miscellaneous Suggestions,
1980
1989/158-7
27.
TDCAA (Texas and District County Attorneys
Association) Legislative Package, 67th Session,
1981
1989/158-7
28.
Special Interest Bills Passed, 67th Session,
1981
1989/158-7
29.
Miscellaneous Materials and Mailouts re: Legislative
Session,
1981-1984
1989/158-7
30.
Article 332d - Prosecutor Council Act,
1980
1989/158-7
31.
Article 332d - Prosecutor Council Act,
1981
1989/158-8
1.
Representation Before Court of Criminal Appeals,
1978
1989/158-8
2.
Retirement - District Attorneys,
1978
1989/158-8
3.
Juvenile Jurisdiction - H.B. 967,
1979
1989/158-8
4.
Proposed Legislation,
1981-1983
1989/158-8
5.
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act,
1983
1989/158-8
6.
Texas Legislative Service - Bills Passed by the 64th
Legislature,
1975
Legislature - House of
Representatives
1989/158-8
7.
House of Representatives - 67th Legislature,
1981
1989/158-8
8.
House of Representatives - 68th Legislature,
1983
1989/158-8
9.
Committee on Appropriations,
1984-1985
1989/158-8
10.
Report to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee,
1984
1989/158-8
11.
House of Representatives - 69th Legislature,
1985
Legislative - Senate
1989/158-8
12.
69th Legislature - Senators,
1985
1989/158-8
13.
69th Legislature - Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Reports,
1985
1989/158-8
14.
Senate Jurisprudence Committee (Weekly Report), 67th
Legislature,
1981-1982
1989/158-8
15.
Senate - 67th and 68th Legislature,
1981-1985
Legislative - Governor
1989/158-8
16.
Governor's Office,
1979-1983
1989/158-8
17.
Governor Mark White,
1983-1985
1989/158-8
18.
Governor Clements Crime Control Package,
1980-1982
1989/158-8
19.
General Counsel's Office,
1982
1989/158-8
20.
Criminal Justice Division,
1983
1989/158-8
21.
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Correspondence,
1981-1985
1989/158-8
22.
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Blue Ribbon
Commission on Criminal Justice Corrections,
1982-1983
1989/158-8
23.
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Special Interim
Committee on Criminal Justice,
1982
1989/158-8
24.
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Juvenile Survey
Committee,
1983
1989/158-8
25.
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Drug Abuse
Subcommittee Minutes,
1983
1989/158-8
26.
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Public
Education and Awareness Subcommittee,
1983
1989/158-9
1.
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Meeting,
1983
1989/158-9
2.
Drug Abuse Committee,
1983
Training Courses
1958/158-10
1.
Contract Courses - General,
1984
1958/158-10
2.
Consultant Contract - Investigator,
1984
1958/158-10
3.
Investigators' School,
1985
1958/158-10
4.
Investigators' School - Child Abuse Program,
1984-1985
1958/158-10
5.
Investigators' School - Contract File,
1982-1983
1958/158-10
6.
Basic Prosecution Course,
1983
1958/158-10
7.
Basic Prosecution Course,
1984
1958/158-10
8.
Basic Prosecution Course,
1985
1958/158-10
9.
Capital Murder Seminar - Subcommittee,
1984
1958/158-10
10.
Capital Murder Prosecution Seminar,
1984
1958/158-10
11.
DWI Course,
1985
1958/158-10
12.
Search and Seizure Seminar,
1985
1958/158-10
13.
Ethics Course, Correspondence,
1983-1984
1958/158-10
14.
Ethics Course, Problems for the Course,
1983
1958/158-10
15.
Ethics Course, Handouts and Helpful Hints,
1983
1958/158-10
16.
Ethics Course, Legal Opinions,
undated
1958/158-10
17.
Ethics Course, Course Evaluations,
1983
Professional Ethics
1989/158-11
1.
Discipline - General Inquiries,
1984-1985
1989/158-11
2.
Ethics - True Bill
Articles,
1984
1989/158-11
3.
Reducing Charges,
1979-1981
1989/158-11
4.
State Bar - Ethics Committee, Opinion #399, Prosecutor
as Witness,
1981
1989/158-11
5.
Ethics Opinion #399,
1981
1989/158-11
6.
Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 2.08, Adverse to the
State,
1981
1989/158-11
7.
Prosecutorial Immunity,
1980
1989/158-11
8.
TPC Advisory Committee Meeting,
1981
1989/158-11
9.
Subcommittee of Advisory Committee to Develop
Statement of Facts Form,
1982
1989/158-11
10.
The Prosecutor Council -
Duties and Services,
June, 1979
Reference Manuals
1989/158-28
1.
Jimmy Hall's Master's Thesis -
The Texas Prosecutorial System: What is Wrong and
How It Can be Fixed,
1982
1989/158-28
2.
Texas Juvenile Officers' Manual,
1980
1989/158-28
3.
The Prosecutor's Manual on Economic Crime, National
District Attorneys Association,
1977
1989/158-28
4.
Project STAR - System Training Analysis of
Requirements for Criminal Justice Participants,
1974
1989/158-28
5.
Attorney General's Advocacy Institute - Trial Advocacy
Course notebook,
1979
1989/158-28
6-7.
California District Attorneys Association Manual,
1979
1989/158-28
8-9.
Prosecutor Coordinator Deskbook - National District
Attorneys Association,
1977
1989/158-28
10.
Texas Prosecutor Council - Reference Book for
FY 1983
Group Photos - Prosecutor Council
and Staff
1989/158-1
5.
Council Members Group Photo,
1978
1989/158-1
6.
Council Members Group Photo,
1979
1989/158-1
7.
Council Members Group Photo,
1980
1989/158-1
8.
Council Members Group Photo,
1981
1989/158-1
9.
Council Members Group Photo,
1982
1989/158-1
10-11.
Annual Banquet, Staff Group Photos,
1983
1989/158-1
12.
Group Photo,
undated
Technical assistance,
1980-1985,
5.5 cubic ft.
One of the major legislative mandates of the Texas Prosecutor
Council was to provide technical assistance for prosecutors. Records consist of
technical assistance requests, other correspondence, committee meeting notes,
copies of legal briefs and court opinions, newsletters, and reference materials
used by the Council, dating 1980-1985. Technical assistance involved
interpretation of laws, resolving conflicts of interest, hiring experts, or
possibly providing a special prosecutor. The assistance could be simply over
the telephone or it could be major assistance involving in-house research or
on-site visits with the use of outside experts or special prosecutors. Funding
for such major assistance was originally provided through a grant from the
Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office but later the local
prosecutors had to bear as much of this cost as possible. The Council also
provided technical assistance in the development of reference manuals for
prosecutors on specific issues, such as properly drafting indictments or trying
hot check cases. The technical assistance requests are filed by name of the
requesting prosecutor. Usually the only items in these request files are cover
correspondence from prosecutors asking for assistance and a certified mail
receipt because the Prosecutor Council returned all other records from each
case file to the initiating prosecuting office via certified mail.
Documentation of assistance efforts of the Council can be found, however, among
the records in this series. For example, some of the request files contain
copies of legal documents including amicus curiae briefs filed by the Council.
The reference materials concentrate on the development of the indictment, hot
check, and civil law manuals for prosecutors by the Council.
Arrangement
General materials are filed first, followed by technical
assistance requests filed by the name of the requesting prosecutor, and
finally, reference materials, as received from the agency.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the series), Technical assistance,
Texas Prosecutor Council records. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
General Materials
1989/158-19
1.
Retirement Assistance,
1980-1981
1989/158-19
2.
Requests to be Appointed Special Prosecutor,
1985
1989/158-19
3.
Technical Assistance Advisory Committee,
1984
1989/158-19
4.
Technical Assistance Advisory Committee,
1983
1989/158-19
5.
Technical Assistance Advisory Committee,
1982
1989/158-19
6.
Advisory Committee Meeting, Originals,
1983
1989/158-19
7.
Advisory Committee, Meetings,
1982-1983
1989/158-19
8.
Advisory Committee, General,
FY 1985
1989/158-19
9.
Advisory Committee, Subcommittee File,
FY 1985
1989/158-19
10.
Hot Check Guidelines Subcommittee,
1984
1989/158-19
11.
Subcommittee on Guidelines,
1980
1989/158-19
12.
Subcommittee on Attorney General Opinions,
1980
1989/158-19
13.
Subcommittee on Regions,
1980
1989/158-19
14.
Technical Assistance Contract Forms,
1980
1989/158-19
15.
Technical Assistance - General,
1980-1984
1989/158-19
16.
War Against Drugs,
1980
1989/158-19
17.
Attorney General Authorization,
1980-1981
1989/158-19
18.
Indictment Bank,
1980-1981
1989/158-19
19.
Rider 42,
1981
1989/158-19
20.
Technical Assistance Authority,
1980
1989/158-19
21.
Technical Assistance Inquiries,
1984-1985
1989/158-19
22.
True Bill Newsletter -
Technical Assistance Articles,
1983-1984
1989/158-19
23.
Advisory Bulletins,
1983-1984
1989/158-19
24.
Mental Health Code Task Force,
1983
1989/158-19
25.
Wiretapping Course,
1984
1989/158-19
26.
Regional Meetings,
1984
1989/158-19
27.
Attorney General's Conference on Child Abuse,
1984
1989/158-19
28.
Inventory of Special Prosecutors,
1985
1989/158-19
29.
Attorney General Opinion Briefs or Considerations,
1983-1984
1989/158-19
30.
Attorney General Opinion Request from Dale Hanna,
County Attorney,
1985
1989/158-19
31.
Attorney General Opinion - Wood County Auditor,
1985
Technical Assistance
Requests
1989/158-19
32.
Assistance/Amicus Curiae - Bill Meitzen, Fort Bend
County,
1984
1989/158-19
33.
Assistance/Amicus Curiae - Pannell v. State, Hunt
County,
1984
1989/158-19
34.
Assistance - Rusk County, Helen Lawson v. State of
Texas,
1979-1980
1989/158-19
35.
Assistance - Samuel Hawkins v. State of Texas,
1980
1989/158-20
1.
Assistance, Tarrant County, Amicus Brief, Woodie
Lourdes v. State,
1981
1989/158-20
2.
Assistance/Amicus Curiae, Chavez v. State,
1981
1989/158-20
3-4.
Smith v. Hightower,
1982
1989/158-20
5.
Assistance/Amicus Curiae, Faryl John Granger v. State,
1982
1989/158-20
6.
Assistance/Amicus Curiae, Rusk County, Rogers v.
State, Folder 1,
1983
1989/158-21
1.
Assistance/Amicus Curiae, Rusk County, Rogers v.
State, Folder 2,
1980-1982
1989/158-21
2.
Assistance/Amicus Curiae, Hopkins County, James
Chapman, District Attorney,
1980
1989/158-21
3.
Tom Sehon, Falls County,
1983
1989/158-21
4.
Shelly Hilliard, Newton County,
1983
1989/158-21
5.
Ralph Kinsey, Dawson County,
1983
1989/158-21
6.
Andy J. McMullen, 220th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-21
7.
Bill Ewert, Kleberg County Attorney,
1983
1989/158-21
8.
Jerry Cobb, Denton County,
1983
1989/158-21
9.
Steve Cross, 84th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-21
10.
Mike Wade, 143rd Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-21
11.
Neal Pfeiffer, Bastrop County,
1981-1985
1989/158-21
12.
Edna Cisneros, Willacy County,
1981
1989/158-21
13.
Billy J. Marley, Crosby County,
1981
1989/158-21
14.
James L. Chapman, Hopkins County,
1981
1989/158-21
15.
Tom Wells, Lamar County,
1981
1989/158-21
16.
Herb Hancock, 145th Judicial District,
1981
1989/158-21
17.
Gene Heatly, 46th Judicial District,
1981
1989/158-21
18.
Bob Gage, Freestone County,
1981-1985
1989/158-21
19-21.
Phil Adams, Cooke County,
1981
1989/158-21
22.
John Montford, Lubbock County,
1981
1989/158-21
23.
John S. Walker, Shelby County,
1980
1989/158-21
24.
G. Dwayne Pruitt, Terry County,
1981
1989/158-21
25.
Edna Cisneros, Willacy County,
1982
1989/158-21
26.
Richard Handorf, 3rd Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-21
27.
Phil Adams, Cooke County,
1982
1989/158-21
28.
William Wright, Orange County,
1982
1989/158-21
29.
Edna Cisneros, Willacy County,
1982
1989/158-21
30.
John Montford, Lubbock County,
1982
1989/158-21
31.
Tom Lee, 63rd Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-21
32.
Mark S. Ward, Walker County,
1982
1989/158-21
33.
Patrick D. Barber, Mitchell County,
1982
1989/158-21
34.
Rob Foster, Gregg County,
1982
1989/158-21
35.
Thomas H. Fowler, Red River County,
1982
1989/158-21
36.
Ron Sutton, 198th Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-21
37.
Phil L. Adams, 235th Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-21
38.
Travis B. Bryan, 85th Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-21
39.
Patricia Elliot, Taylor County,
1982
1989/158-21
40.
Thomas Bridges, 36th Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-21
41.
Tim Curry, Tarrant County,
1981
1989/158-21
42.
John S. Walker, 123rd Judicial District,
1981
1989/158-21
43.
G. Dwayne Pruitt, Terry County,
1981
1989/158-21
44.
James Chapman, 8th Judicial District,
1981
1989/158-21
45.
Warden Terry, San Saba County,
1981
1989/158-21
46.
William Wright, Orange County,
1980
1989/158-21
47.
Hunter Brush, Smith County,
1981
1989/158-21
48.
Joe Warner Bell, Trinity County,
1981
1989/158-21
49.
Louis Conradt, Kaufman County,
1981
1989/158-21
50.
Tim Curry, Tarrant County,
1981
1989/158-21
51.
Louis Raffaelli, Bowie County,
1981
1989/158-21
52.
Tommy Culver, Fort Bend County,
1981
1989/158-21
53.
Pat Beadle, Red River County,
1980
1989/158-21
54.
Edna Cisneros, Willacy County,
1981
1989/158-21
55.
Randy Sherrod, Randall County,
1981
1989/158-21
56.
Guy James Gray, Jasper County,
1981
1989/158-21
57.
Tom Fowler, Red River County,
1981
1989/158-21
58.
R.F. Horka, Hardin County,
1981-1982
1989/158-21
59.
Robert W. Gage, Freestone County,
1981
1989/158-21
60.
John Montford, Lubbock County,
1981
1989/158-21
61.
Tom Wells, Lamar County,
1981
1989/158-21
62.
James F. Hury, Galveston County,
1981
1989/158-21
63.
Thomas B. Sehon, Falls County,
1981
1989/158-21
64.
Knute Dietze, Victoria County,
1979
1989/158-21
65.
Arthur Eads, 27th Judicial District,
1979
1989/158-21
66.
Neal Pfeiffer, Bastrop County,
1980
1989/158-21
67.
Bill White, Bexar County,
1980
1989/158-21
68.
Bill Paul, 97th Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
69.
Hunter Brush, Smith County,
1980
1989/158-21
70.
Robert Gage, Freestone County,
1980
1989/158-21
71.
James Chapman, 8th Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
72.
Charles Houston, 155th Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
73.
Brock Smith, 235th Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
74.
Bill Paul, 97th Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
75.
Joe Thigpen, 39th Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
76.
Richard Davis, Van Zandt County,
1980
1989/158-21
77.
Gerald Goodwin, 159th Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
78.
H.E. Bert Gubbels, Fort Bend County,
1980
1989/158-21
79.
Walter Holcomb, 143rd Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
80.
Tom Lee, 63rd Judicial District,
1980
1989/158-21
81.
Dick Brainerd, Oldham County,
1980
1989/158-21
82.
Jerry Cobb, Denton County,
1979
1989/158-21
83.
Roland Saul, Deaf Smith County,
1978
1989/158-21
84.
Deaf Smith County, State v. Riggall,
1979
1989/158-22
1.
Robert Gage, Freestone County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
2.
Tony Hileman, Marion County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
3.
Brock Smith, 271st Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
4.
Sam Millsap, Bexar County,
1984
1989/158-22
5.
Tom Lee, 63rd Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
6.
Phil Zeigler, 52nd Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
7.
Tom Cameron, Crockett County,
1984
1989/158-22
8.
Tom Sehon, Falls County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
9.
Rick Hamby, 118th Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
10.
Thomas Fowler, Red River County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
11.
Nick Woodall, Rockwall County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
12.
Barry Macha, Wichita County,
1985
1989/158-22
13.
Al Schorre, Midland County,
1985
1989/158-22
14.
Wiley L. Cheatham, 24th Judicial District,
1985
1989/158-22
15.
William Meitzen, Fort Bend County,
1985
1989/158-22
16.
Stephen C. Howard, Orange County,
1985
1989/158-22
17.
Phil Adams, 235th Judicial District,
1985
1989/158-22
18.
Warren New, Yoakum County,
1985
1989/158-22
19.
H. Ownby, Collin County,
1985
1989/158-22
20.
Wiley L. Cheatham, 24th Judicial District,
1985
1989/158-22
21.
Gene Compton, 84th Judicial District,
1985
1989/158-22
22.
S. Dorbandt Carroll, Anderson County,
1985
1989/158-22
23.
Marcus D. Taylor, Wood County,
1985
1989/158-22
24.
James Keeshan, 9th Judicial District,
1985
1989/158-22
25.
Richard Handorf, 3rd Judicial District,
1985
1989/158-22
26.
Vic Feazell, McLennan County,
1985
1989/158-22
27.
Jimmy McCullough, Robertson County,
1985
1989/158-22
28.
Stephen Ellis, 35th Judicial District,
1985
1989/158-22
29.
Ed Walsh, 26th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
30.
James Keeshan, 9th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
31.
B.F. Hicks, Franklin County,
1983
1989/158-22
32.
John B. Holmes, Jr., Harris County,
1983
1989/158-22
33.
Luther Jones, El Paso County,
1983
1989/158-22
34.
Brock Smith, Jack County,
1983
1989/158-22
35.
Jim Bob Darnell, Lubbock County,
1983
1989/158-22
36.
Jack Willingham, 259th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
37.
Bill Turner, 85th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
38.
Ed Walsh, 26th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
39.
Johnny Actkinson, 287th Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
40.
Thomas L. Bridges, 36th Judicial District,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
41.
Henry Wade, Dallas County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
42.
Edna Cisneros, Willacy County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
43.
Charles Chapman/Joe Thigpen, Haskell County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
44.
James Warren Smith, Frio County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
45.
H. Ownby, Collin County,
1984
1989/158-22
46.
Pat Batchelor,
1985
1989/158-22
47.
Dale Hanna, Johnson County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
48.
Cappy Eads, 27th Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
49.
Louis Conradt, Jr., Kaufman County,
1984
1989/158-22
50.
Dennis Patman Jones, Cass County,
1984
1989/158-22
51.
Jimmy A. Ashby, 29th Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
52.
Patrick Simmons, Limestone County,
1984
1989/158-22
53.
Joe Warner Bell, Trinity County,
1984
1989/158-22
54.
Emory C. Walton, Eastland County,
1984
1989/158-22
55.
Tim Curry, Tarrant County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
56.
Edna Cisneros, Willacy County,
1984
1989/158-22
57.
Gene Heatly, 46th Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
58.
Frank Blazek, Walker County,
1984
1989/158-22
59.
Mac Smith, 43rd Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
60.
Pablo Avila, Zavala County,
1984
1989/158-22
61.
James Rasmussen, Wichita County,
1984
1989/158-22
62.
Warren G. Tabor, 286th Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
63.
Robert Scheske, Gonzales County,
1984
1989/158-22
64.
Richard Hatch, San Patricio County,
1984
1989/158-22
65.
Phil Adams, 235th Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
66.
Charles Penick, Bastrop County,
1984
1989/158-22
67.
Bill Mason, 112th Judicial District,
1984
1989/158-22
68-69.
Bruce Roberson, Ochiltree County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
70.
Mark Humble, Milam County,
1984-1985
1989/158-22
71.
Rolando Ramirez, 79th Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-22
72.
Henry Wade, Dallas County,
1982
1989/158-22
73.
Edward Walsh, Williamson County,
1984
1989/158-22
74-75.
Vern F. Martin, 142nd Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
76.
Jeffrey Van Horn, Caldwell County,
1982
1989/158-22
77.
James W. Smith, Frio County,
1982
1989/158-22
78.
John Knorpp, Donley County,
1982
1989/158-22
79.
Bill Mason, 112th Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-22
80.
Frank Blazek, Walker County,
1982
1989/158-22
81.
Don Grissom, 266th Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-22
82.
Jack Willingham, 259th Judicial District,
1982
1989/158-22
83.
Tom Fowler, Red River County,
1982
1989/158-22
84.
Gerald Goodwin, 159th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
85.
Ken Granzin, Runnels County,
1983
1989/158-22
86.
Mac Smith, 43rd Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
87.
Edna Cisneros, Willacy County,
1983
1989/158-22
88.
Tom Wells, Lamar County,
1983
1989/158-22
89.
Louis Rafaelli, Bowie County,
1983
1989/158-22
90.
Reynaldo Cantu, Jr., Cameron County,
1983
1989/158-22
91.
Sam Millsap, Jr., Bexar County,
1983
1989/158-22
92.
Neal Pfeiffer, Bastrop County,
1983
1989/158-22
93.
Ron Sutton, 198th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
94.
Dan Meehan, Fannin County,
1983
1989/158-22
95-96.
Bill Mason, 112th Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
97.
Robert E. McCool, Callahan County,
1983
1989/158-22
98.
William L. Schroeder, 22nd Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
99.
John S. Walker, 123rd Judicial District,
1983
1989/158-22
100.
Mark Humble, Milam County,
1983
1989/158-22
101.
Pat Batchelor, Navarro County,
1983
1989/158-22
102.
Edna Cisneros, Willacy County,
1983
1989/158-22
103.
Jim Bob Darnell County, Lubbock county,
1983
Technical Assistance Reference
Material
1989/158-23
1.
Arson,
1981
1989/158-23
2.
Civil Liabilities - (Arson),
about 1980
1989/158-23
3.
Deferred Adjudication,
about 1980
1989/158-23
4.
Capital Murder,
1975-1980
1989/158-23
5.
Expunction of Records,
about 1980
1989/158-23
6.
Jail Time Credit,
1979
1989/158-23
7.
Opinions,
1979
1989/158-23
8.
Civil Manual, Information,
1982-1984
1989/158-23
9.
Civil Manual, General,
1982-1983
1989/158-23
10.
Civil Manual, Drafts and Correspondence,
1983-1984
1989/158-23
11.
Indictment Manual, General,
1983-1984
1989/158-23
12.
Indictment Manual, Miscellaneous Forms,
1985
1989/158-23
13.
Indictment Manual, Collins' Drafts,
1979-1983
1989/158-23
14.
Indictment Manual, Last Revision,
1983-1984
1989/158-9
3.
Hot Check Manual,
1981, 1984
1989/158-9
4.
Texas Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar,
1983
1989/158-9
5.
Victim/Witness Assistance, Technical Assistance,
1983-1984
1989/158-9
6.
Victim/Witness Assistance, Grant Request by Governor's
Crime Victim Clearinghouse,
1984
1989/158-9
7.
Victim/Witness Assistance, Gerald Hill's Crime Victim
Bill,
about
1984
1989/158-9
8.
Victim/Witness Assistance, Crime Victim Clearinghouse,
1984-1985
1989/158-9
9.
Habeas Corpus Statistics,
FY 1979
1989/158-9
10.
Prison Problems (Resource File),
1984-1985
1989/158-9
11.
Grant Operations for Prison Problems,
1984-1985
Training programs,
1980-1985,
7 cubic ft.
The Texas Prosecutor Council provided educational services and
professional development training for prosecutors. Records include
correspondence, forms, worksheets, critiques, course contracts, and packets of
educational materials from workshops, seminars and courses, dating 1980-1985.
The Council concentrated its efforts in three areas: publications, professional
development courses, and funds to attend training courses. Records in this
series focus on professional development courses. These include the
investigators' school, a basic prosecution course for new prosecutors, and law
enforcement workshops.
Organization
These records are organized into four subseries by State Archives
staff:
- Crime Biters Program, 1981-1984, 0.5 cubic ft.
- Law Enforcement Instructor Training Workshops, 1980-1982, 0.5
cubic ft.
- Law Enforcement Workshops, 1980-1985, 4 cubic ft.
- Courses, 1982-1984, 2 cubic ft.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Training programs,
Texas Prosecutor Council records. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Crime Biters Program,
1981-1984,
0.5 cubic ft.
The Texas Crime Biters Program was designed by the Prosecutor
Council to acquaint citizens with ways to prevent crime and protect themselves
from criminals. Records include correspondence, reports, and packets of
handouts and kits from several crime prevention programs presented in 1983. The
Crime Biters Program included public meetings and handouts. Two versions of the
program were developed: one for children and one for senior citizens. Funding
for the programs was provided by a grant from the Criminal Justice Division of
the Governor's Office. The programs were presented by investigators and
sponsoring prosecutors, with the Council providing materials, travel expenses
and other supportive services. Packets of handouts included tips on crime
prevention, safe driving, safety in the home, or similar topics.
1989/158-12
1.
Texas Crime Biters Program - Correspondence, Reports,
Handouts,
1982-1983
1989/158-12
2.
Crime Biter Program, Senior Citizens, Temple, TX,
1983
1989/158-12
3.
Senior Crime Biter Program, Belton, TX,
1983
1989/158-12
4.
Crime Biter Youth Program,
1983
1989/158-12
5.
Youth Crime Prevention Kit,
1983
Law enforcement instructor training
workshops,
1980-1982,
0.5 cubic ft.
The Status of Prosecution Study done by the Texas Prosecutor
Council in 1980 revealed that law enforcement personnel often fail to provide
prosecutors with the necessary and accurate information to prosecute a case
successfully. Therefore, the Council developed a workshop to improve the skills
in report writing of law enforcement personnel. Records include correspondence,
forms, worksheets, and handouts from law enforcement workshops, 1980-1982. The
Council proposed to train and use investigators from prosecutors' offices as
the instructors for the law enforcement workshops. These records document the
training of the investigators.
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6.
Correspondence,
1982
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7.
Workshop,
December
1982
1989/158-12
8.
Workshop,
February
1982
1989/158-12
9.
Workshop,
August
1981
1989/158-12
10.
Request for Instructors for Law Enforcement Workshop,
April 1981
1989/158-12
11.
Extra Forms,
1981
1989/158-12
12.
Worksheets, Drafts, Handouts, etc.,
1981
1989/158-12
13.
Public Relations,
1980-1981
Law enforcement workshops,
1980-1985,
4 cubic ft.
These records are from a series of workshops sponsored by the
Texas Prosecutor Council to improve the report writing of law enforcement
personnel. Records include correspondence, workshop agenda, critiques, and
workshop handouts, dating 1980-1985. The Council wanted to improve the accuracy
of the reports, from the viewpoint of the prosecutor. The workshops used
prosecutors' investigators as instructors and utilized visiting prosecutors to
explain the use of the police officer's report in the prosecutor's office. The
workshops began in December 1980 and over 4,000 persons had taken part by
1985.
Administrative
files
1989/158-13
1.
Procedures File, Instructor Lesson Plan,
1981
1989/158-13
2.
Workshops - General Correspondence,
1980-1982
1989/158-13
3.
New Workshop Recommendations,
1982
1989/158-13
4.
Workshop Forms and Form Letters,
undated
1989/158-13
5.
Proposed Law Enforcement Workshops and Schedule,
1983
Law Enforcement Workshops - Making
a Winning Case
1989/158-13
6.
Workshop - Ozona, TX, General Correspondence,
December
1980
1989/158-13
7.
Workshop - Ozona, TX, Checklist/Agenda/Critique
Handouts,
December
1980
1989/158-13
8.
Workshop - Ozona, TX, Thank You Letters,
December
1980
1989/158-13
9.
Workshop - Ozona, TX, Completed Critique Sheets,
December
1980
1989/158-13
10.
Workshop - Ozona, TX, Investigator Manual Orders,
December
1980
1989/158-13
11.
Workshop - Ozona, TX, Miscellaneous,
December
1980
1989/158-13
12.
Workshop, Mineola, TX, General Correspondence,
March
1981
1989/158-13
13.
Workshop, Mineola, TX, Checklist/Agenda/Critique
Handouts,
March
1981
1989/158-13
14.
Workshop, Mineola, TX, Thank You Letters,
March
1981
1989/158-13
15.
Workshop, Mineola, TX, Completed Critique Sheets,
March
1981
1989/158-13
16.
Workshop, Mineola, TX, Investigator Manual Orders,
March
1981
1989/158-13
17.
Workshop, Mineola, TX, Reports by Officers Written
at Workshop,
March
1981
1989/158-13
18.
Workshop, Mineola, TX, Miscellaneous,
March 1981
1989/158-13
19.
Workshop, Harlingen, TX, General Correspondence,
May 7-8,
1981
1989/158-13
20.
Workshop, Harlingen, TX, Checklist/Agenda/Critique
Handouts,
May 7-8,
1981
1989/158-13
21.
Workshop, Harlingen, TX, (Making a Winning Case)
Handouts,
May 7-8,
1981
1989/158-13
22.
Workshop, Harlingen, TX, Thank You Letters,
May 7-8,
1981
1989/158-13
23.
Workshop, Harlingen, TX, Critique Sheets,
May 7-8,
1981
1989/158-13
24.
Workshop, Harlingen, TX, Miscellaneous,
May 7-8,
1981
1989/158-13
25.
Workshop, Brenham, TX, Correspondence,
September 2-3,
1981
1989/158-13
26.
Workshop, Brenham, TX, Checklist, Agenda, Handouts,
September 2-3,
1981
1989/158-13
27.
Workshop, Brenham, TX, Critique Sheets,
September 2-3,
1981
1989/158-13
28.
Workshop, Brenham, TX, Thank You Letters,
September 2-3,
1981
1989/158-13
29.
Workshop, Weatherford, TX, Correspondence,
September 23-24,
1981
1989/158-13
30.
Workshop, Weatherford, TX, Checklist, Agenda,
Handouts,
September 23-24,
1981
1989/158-13
31.
Workshop, Weatherford, TX, Critique Sheets,
September 23-24,
1981
1989/158-13
32.
Workshop, Weatherford, TX, Thank You Letters,
September 23-24,
1981
1989/158-13
33.
Law Enforcement Workshop - Cass County,
1981
1989/158-13
34.
Law Enforcement Workshop - New Braunfels,
1981
1989/158-13
35.
Workshop - Port Lavaca, Dan Heard, C.D.A.,
undated
1989/158-14
1.
Odessa - Mike Holmes,
1981
1989/158-14
2.
Alpine - Sponsor, Aubrey Edwards,
1981
1989/158-14
3.
Floydada - Randy Hollums,
1981
1989/158-14
4.
Kerrville,
1981
1989/158-14
5.
Galveston,
1981
1989/158-14
6.
El Paso,
1982
1989/158-14
7.
Laredo,
1982
1989/158-14
8.
Commerce,
1982
1989/158-14
9.
Denton,
1982
1989/158-14
10.
McKinney,
1982
1989/158-15
1.
Borger,
1982
1989/158-15
2.
Victoria (Port Lavaca),
1982
1989/158-15
3.
College Station,
1982
1989/158-15
4.
Silsbee,
1982
1989/158-15
5.
Abilene,
1982
1989/158-15
6.
Lufkin,
1982
1989/158-15
7.
Brownwood,
1982
1989/158-15
8.
Lubbock,
1983
1989/158-15
9.
Del Rio,
1983
1989/158-15
10.
Fort Stockton,
1983
1989/158-15
11.
Fort Worth,
1983
1989/158-15
12.
Waco,
1983
1989/158-16
1.
Beaumont,
1983
1989/158-16
2.
Conroe,
1983
1989/158-16
3.
Longview/Tyler,
1983
1989/158-16
4.
Corpus Christi,
1984
1989/158-16
5.
Hillsboro,
1984
1989/158-16
6.
Amarillo,
1984
1989/158-16
7.
Wichita Falls,
1984
1989/158-16
8.
Texarkana,
1984
1989/158-16
9.
Denison,
1985
1989/158-16
10.
Seguin/Halletsville,
1985
1989/158-16
11.
Law Enforcement Workshops - General Material,
1983-1984
1989/158-16
12.
Sentencing Materials,
1984-1985
Courses,
1982-1984,
2 cubic ft.
The Texas Prosecutor Council sponsored several courses to
improve the professional development of prosecutors and their staffs. Records
include correspondence, critiques by course participants, attendance rosters,
and course handouts, dating 1982-1984. These courses included the
investigators' school, an annual update for experienced investigators from
prosecutors' offices; the basic prosecution course, geared to the prosecutor
with six months to one year of experience; and seminars on special topics such
as updates on criminal law.
1989/158-17
1.
Prosecutor Investigators School - Administrative,
February
1982
1989/158-17
2.
Prosecutor Investigators School, Course Critiques,
March-April
1982
1989/158-17
3.
Prosecutor Investigators School, Attendance Roster,
March
1982
1989/158-17
4.
Prosecutor Investigators School, Handouts,
1982
1989/158-17
5.
Civil Law Seminar, Civil Responsibilities of
Prosecutors Seminar,
1982
1989/158-17
6.
Civil Law Seminar, Critiques,
April
1982
1989/158-17
7.
Civil Law Seminar, Handouts,
April
1982
1989/158-17
8.
Civil Law Seminar, Attendance Rosters,
April 1982
1989/158-17
9.
Basic Prosecution Course - Administrative,
1982
1989/158-17
10.
Basic Prosecution Course, Critique Summary,
June
1982
1989/158-17
11.
Basic Prosecution Course, Critiques - Tuesday,
June
1982
1989/158-17
12.
Basic Prosecution Course, Critiques - Wednesday,
June
1982
1989/158-17
13.
Basic Prosecution Course, Critiques - Thursday,
June
1982
1989/158-17
14.
Basic Prosecution Course, Handouts,
1982
1989/158-17
15.
Basic Prosecution Course, Attendance Roster,
June 1982
1989/158-17
16.
Regional Education Seminars - Administrative,
1982
1989/158-17
17.
Regional Education Seminars, Critiques,
1982
1989/158-18
1.
Regional Education Seminars, Handouts,
1982
1989/158-18
2.
Regional Education Seminars, Attendance Roster,
1982
1989/158-18
3.
Criminal Law Update Seminar, Administrative,
1982
1989/158-18
4.
Criminal Law Update Seminar, Critiques,
October
1982
1989/158-18
5.
Criminal Law Update Seminar, Handouts,
1982
1989/158-18
6.
Criminal Law Update Seminar, Attendance Roster,
1982
1989/158-18
7.
Prosecutor Investigators School - General,
1983
1989/158-18
8.
Prosecutor Investigators School, 6th Annual School,
March
1983
1989/158-18
9.
Prosecutor Investigators School, Critiques,
March
1983
1989/158-18
10.
Prosecutor Investigators School, Handouts,
1983
1989/158-18
11.
Prosecutor Investigators School, Attendance Roster,
March 1983
1989/158-18
12.
Prosecutor Investigators School - Course Schedule and
Handouts,
March 1984
1989/158-18
13.
Civil Manual - Correspondence,
1982
1989/158-18
14.
Basic Prosecution Course - Critiques, Handouts, etc.,
June 1983
1989/158-18
15.
Basic Prosecution Course - Attendance Roster,
Critiques, Handouts, etc.,
June 1984
Studies,
1979-1984,
4 cubic ft.
The legislature was interested in the improvement of criminal
justice administration in Texas when it created the Prosecutor Council and one
key concern was to improve the maintenance and reporting of criminal justice
statistics. Accordingly, the Prosecutor Council conducted several intensive
studies of prosecution offices and practices in Texas in an effort to fulfill
this legislative mandate. Types of records include correspondence, staff memos,
questionnaires, and statistical summaries, dated 1979-1984. Council collected
data via special questionnaires it had designed, analyzed the information, and
submitted it to the legislature. This provided an alternate source of criminal
justice data for the legislature other than that supplied by the Office of
Court Administration. Records are divided into the three studies, or surveys,
done by the Prosecutor Council: Status of Prosecution Study, Budget Update
Study, and Sentencing Questionnaire. Most of the records concern themselves
with the development and analysis of the surveys and include questionnaire
design, collection of questionnaires, and data analysis.
Organization
These records are organized into three subseries by State Archives
staff:
- Status of prosecution study, 1979-1981, 3 cubic ft.
- Budget update study, 1981-1983, 0.8 cubic ft.
- Sentencing questionnaire, 1984, 0.2 cubic ft.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Studies, Texas
Prosecutor Council records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission.
Status of prosecution study,
1979-1981,
3 cubic ft.
The 66th Legislature, via Senate Resolution 605, charged the
Senate Committee on Jurisprudence to study, in cooperation with the Texas
Prosecutors Coordinating Council, the quality and uniformity of criminal
prosecution in Texas. Records of the prosecution study include copies of Senate
Resolution 605, correspondence, Texas Prosecutor Council staff memos and
monthly project report, questionnaires sent to and answered by prosecutors,
meeting notes, questionnaire development, statistics, and a copy of the final
report, entitled The Status of Prosecution in
Texas, 1980. Records date from 1979 to 1981. In accordance with this
resolution the Council received a grant from the Criminal Justice Division of
the Governor's Office to conduct the study. The goals of the study were to
develop minimum standards for staffing, compensation and equipment for
prosecution offices; identify and classify the laws affecting prosecution; and,
identify and evaluate present prosecution districts in Texas. A major component
of the study, and reflected in the records, was a questionnaire sent out to
prosecutors to gather statistical data on the funding and operations of
prosecution offices. The study resulted in a number of recommendations in the
Council's report to the Senate Jurisprudence Committee.
1989/158-24
1.
General - Project,
1979-1980
1989/158-24
2.
Prosecutor Lists,
1980
1989/158-24
3.
State Agencies,
1979-1980
1989/158-24
4.
Regional Meetings,
1980
1989/158-24
5.
Questionnaire Development,
1979
1989/158-24
6.
Questionnaire (Part I and II),
1979
1989/158-24
7.
Prosecutor Correspondence re: Questionnaire,
1980
1989/158-24
8.
Completed Questionnaires - Part I, County Attorneys,
1980
1989/158-24
9.
Completed Questionnaires - Part I, District Attorneys,
1980
1989/158-24
10.
Completed Questionnaires - Part I, CDA (Criminal
District Attorneys),
1980
1989/158-24
11.
Completed Questionnaires - Part I, CAFR (County
Attorneys with Felony Responsibility),
1980
1989/158-24
12.
Completed Questionnaires - Part II (1 of 2),
1980
1989/158-25
1.
Completed Questionnaires, Part II (2 of 2),
1980
1989/158-25
2.
Questionnaire Attachments and Comments,
1980
1989/158-25
3-4.
Questionnaire Analysis,
1980
1989/158-25
5.
Grant Information,
1980
1989/158-25
6.
County Budget Information on Prosecution Funding,
1980
1989/158-26
1.
Salary Statement Affidavits,
1980-1981
1989/158-26
2.
Supplement Vouchers,
1979-1980
1989/158-26
3.
Computer Material,
about 1980
1989/158-26
4.
Report - The Status of
Prosecution in Texas, by the Texas Prosecutors Coordinating Council for
the Senate Jurisprudence Committee,
1980
1989/158-26
5.
Critiques of Report,
1980
1989/158-26
6.
Correspondence re: Study,
1981
1989/158-26
7.
Supplement and Travel Proposal,
1980
1989/158-26
8.
Recommendations,
1980
1989/158-26
9.
Legal Salary Studies,
1979-1980
1989/158-26
10.
Interim Report,
1978
1989/158-26
11.
California Professional Responsibility and Ethics
Committee,
1979
1989/158-26
12.
Bureau of Social Science Research,
1979
1989/158-26
13.
Felipe Reyna - Survey,
1980
1989/158-26
14.
TAPC (Texas Adult Probation Commission) - Presentence
Investigation Report,
1980
1989/158-26
15.
Law Enforcement Officer Training,
1980
1989/158-26
16.
Compensation,
1980
1989/158-26
17.
Study - Miscellaneous Papers re: Report,
1979-1980
Budget update study,
1981-1983,
0.8 cubic ft.
The Advisory Committee of the Texas Prosecutor Council asked the
Council to update the budget information collected in the 1980 Status of
Prosecution study. Types of records include correspondence, completed
questionnaires, salary affidavits, questionnaire analysis and requests from
prosecutors for data. The records date from 1981 to 1983. The Council
Subcommittee on Services devised questions for a Budget Update Questionnaire
for prosecutor offices. The questionnaire sought salary and budget information
from prosecutors across the state including the amount of state and county
funds available. Other sources of income were questioned including hot check
fees, contracts with the Texas Department of Human Resources, drug and gambling
forfeitures, and Criminal Justice Division grants. The information was used in
planning budgets and to present to the Commissioners Courts and the 1983
legislature. The data gathered by the TPC was the only source available to the
legislature on prosecutors' budgets besides the annual reports of the Office of
Court Administration.
1989/158-27
1.
Questionnaire Development,
1981
1989/158-27
2.
Questionnaires - the 3 types,
1983
1989/158-27
3.
Prosecutor Correspondence re: Questionnaire Form,
1982
1989/158-27
4.
Correspondence with Advisory Committee about
Questionnaires,
1981-1982
1989/158-27
5.
Completed Budget Update Questionnaires, Regions 7 and
8 (and late arrivals),
1982
1989/158-27
6.
Completed Budget Update Questionnaires, Regions 5 and
6,
1982
1989/158-27
7.
Completed Budget Update Questionnaires, Regions 3 and
4,
1982
1989/158-27
8.
Completed Budget Update Questionnaires, Regions 1 and
2,
1982
1989/158-27
9.
Records Files Created for the Analysis,
1982
1989/158-27
10.
County Appropriation Analysis,
1982
1989/158-27
11.
Hot Check Fee Analysis,
FY 1981
1989/158-27
12.
Questionnaire, [Salary Affidavits],
1981
1989/158-27
13.
[Blank Forms],
1981-1982
1989/158-27
14.
Who Answered the Questionnaire,
1982
1989/158-27
15.
Grants Analysis,
1982
1989/158-27
16.
Benefits and Tuition Analysis,
1982
1989/158-27
17.
Salary Analysis,
1982
1989/158-27
18.
Foster Request,
1982
1989/158-27
19.
County Supplement,
1982
1989/158-27
20.
Release of Information - Procedures,
1982
1989/158-27
21.
Info given over the phone on Individual Requests,
1982
1989/158-27
22.
Vandiver Request,
1982
1989/158-27
23.
Roades Request,
1982
1989/158-27
24.
Taparauskas Request,
1982
1989/158-27
25.
Foerster Request,
1982
1989/158-27
26.
TDCAA Request,
1982
Sentencing questionnaire,
1984,
0.2 cubic ft.
In 1984, the Texas Prosecutor Council conducted a survey of
sentencing practices among prosecutors. These records consist almost
exclusively of completed questionnaires. A questionnaire was sent out asking
prosecutors how they felt about plea bargaining, sentencing guidelines, parole,
community standards, and what the consequences would be if plea bargaining were
abolished. Questionnaires are divided into returns by county attorneys,
district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys with
felony responsibilities. The responses were compiled into statistical
percentages.
1989/158-27
27.
General
1989/158-27
28.
County Attorneys
1989/158-27
29.
District Attorneys
1989/158-27
30.
Criminal District Attorneys
1989/158-27
31.
County Attorneys with Felony
Responsibility