NCJ Number
18968
Date Published
1974
Length
457 pages
Annotation
READY DESKTOP REFERENCE TO THE DAY-TO-DAY PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE DUTIES OF A TEXAS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND STATUTORY LAW.
Abstract
THE MANUAL DESCRIBES THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE OFFICE AS WELL AS ITS POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES. SEPARATE CHAPTERS ARE DEVOTED TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CIVIL TRIAL PROCEDURE, CRIMINAL TRIAL PROCEDURE, PEACE BOND PROCEEDINGS, INQUESTS, ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS - DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION, MAGISTRATE'S DUTIES, AND RULES OF EVIDENCE.