House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House...
Transcript of House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House...
![Page 1: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION
House Criminal JurisprudenceInvited TestimonyFebruary 27, 2017
Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial CouncilDavid Slayton
Administrative Director1
![Page 2: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION2
![Page 3: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION
Texas Judicial Council• Policy-making body for the Judicial Branch• 22 members – Judicial, Legislative, Executive Appointees
• Chief Justice, Chair• Presiding Judge, CCA – Vice Chair• 2 appellate justices• 2 district court judges• 2 county court judges• 2 justices of the peace• 2 municipal court judges• 2 senators• 2 representatives• 6 public members appointed by Governor
• Executive Director – statutorily Administrative Director, OCA• OCA provides staff support
3
![Page 4: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION
Texas Judicial Council Efforts & Accomplishments
• Data Collection Improvements• Juvenile Justice
• School Ticketing Reform• Decriminalization of failure to attend school
• Guardianship• Strengthened guardianship alternatives and procedures in
guardianship cases
• Pretrial Detention Reform (Current)• Mental Health Improvements (Current)• Elder and Incapacitated Adult Exploitation Reforms (Current)• Courthouse Security Improvements (Current)• Criminal Court Cost Assessment Improvements (Current)
4
![Page 5: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION5
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
Pretrial Population in Texas Jails by Year
PT Felons PT Misd PT SJF % Pretrial
Judicial Council has proposed pretrial bail reform
Annual cost to house pretrial inmates = $908 million
![Page 6: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION
Texas Judicial Council Reports on Mental Health and Pretrial Reform
6
![Page 7: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION7
Statistical Information from
approximately 2800 courts across Texas
![Page 8: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION8
The number of new misdemeanors cases punishable by fine only continue to decline. Filings fell by 5% overall from the previous year.
Traffic and Parking9.1
5.7
Non Traffic2.1
1.40
2
4
6
8
10
87 92 97 02 07 12
Mill
ions
Fiscal Year
-17%
13%
-1%
-27%
-39%
-5%
5-Year
-3%
15%
7%
-7%
-22%
-8%
State Traffic Laws
Parking
Local Traffic Ord.
Non-Traffic - Penal Code
Non-Traffic - Non Penal Code
Local Non-Traffic Ord.
From Previous Year
Change in Filings
![Page 9: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION9
The amount of court costs and fines assessed in totaled over $1 billion.
5,373
12,553
121,867
Waived forIndigency
CommunityService
Jail Credit
Kept by County62%
Remitted to State38%
28,369
54,227
519,803
Waived forIndigency
CommunityService
Jail Credit
Kept by City67%
Remitted to State33%
Justice Courts Municipal Courts
![Page 10: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION10
The number of Class C cases involving juveniles or minors declined by 36% overall from the previous year and by 60% over the last 5 years.
-13%
-48%
-46%
-35%
-63%
-57%
-72%
-92%
-95%
-76%
5-Year -7%
-8%
-3%
1%
-12%
-15%
-11%
-91%
-62%
-71%
Traffic
Alcohol
DUI
Drug Paraphernalia
Tobacco
Local Daytime Curfew
All Other Non-Traffic
Failure to Att. School/Truancy
Other Education Code
Parent Contrib. to Nonattendance
From Previous Year
Change in Filings
![Page 11: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION11
585,499
414,605
200,000
400,000
600,000
87 92 97 02 07 12Fiscal Year
The number of new Class A and B Misdemeanors continue to decline. Filings have fallen by 29% since 2007.
-13%-16%
-26%-61%
3%14%
-4%-23%
-13%-9%
-3%-30%
5-Year
Change in Filings
-0.1%
-3%
-33%
-28%
7%
12%
-3%
-8%
-9%
-2%
2%
-8%
DWI 1st
DWI 2nd
Theft
Theft by Check
Marijuana Possession
Other Drug Offenses
Family Violence Assault
Other Assault
Traffic
Suspended/Invalid License
Other Misds.
Appeals from Lower Courts
From Previous Year
![Page 12: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION
The number of new Felony cases continue to increase slightly. Filings increasedby 2% overall from the previous year, but have fallen by 6% since 2007.
219,759 207,032
50,000
250,000
87 92 97 02 07 12Fiscal Year 3%
5%7%
-25%-9%
15%-2%
-26%-10%
-2%17%
28%-19%
1%
5-Year
Change in Filings
10%-9%
7%1%
-1%13%
6%-4%
-14%6%
3%7%
-1%4%
Capital MurderMurder, Manslaughter, Homicides
Assault or Attempted MurderSexual Assault of Adult
Indecency/Sexual Assault of ChildFamily Violence Assault
RobberyBurglary
TheftAuto Theft
Drug Sale/ManufactureDrug Possession
Felony DWIOther Felony
From Previous Year
![Page 13: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION13
46
3
0
20
40
60
87 92 97 02 07 12
Fiscal Year
36%
1%
0%
20%
40%
87 92 97 02 07 12Fiscal Year
The number of new Capital Murder cases continue to decrease.
The number of death sentences declined from 46 in 1995 to an all-time low of 3 in 2016.
Convictions resulting in the death penalty declined from 36% in 1989 to 1% in 2016.
![Page 14: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION14
12,662
10,035
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
85 90 95 00 05 10 15Fiscal Year
Felony DWI
Theft
26,390
22,604Burglary
27,905
12,629
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
87 92 97 02 07 12Fiscal Year
Auto Theft 5,190
Robbery
7,353
0
5,000
10,000
87 92 97 02 07 12Fiscal Year
Most categories of felony and misdemeanor cases have fallen significantly.
141,790
71,435
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
85 90 95 00 05 10 15Fiscal Year
Misdemeanor DWI
![Page 15: House Criminal Jurisprudence Invited Testimony February … · OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION House Criminal Jurisprudence. Invited Testimony. February 27, 2017. Office of Court Administration,](https://reader033.fdocuments.in/reader033/viewer/2022051800/5ac7ab887f8b9a42358bb019/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
OFFICE of COURT ADMINISTRATION
The number of new applications for involuntary mental health commitments increased by 5% overall from the previous year.
47,619
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16
Fiscal Year
15%
15%
23%
5-Year
5%
-32%
8%
Temporary Commitment
Extended Commitment
Psychoactive Medications
From Previous Year
Change in Filings