Rule 14.1 Allotment - Defendant With More Than One Felony Case
Title III: Rules for Criminal Proceedings in District Courts | Chapter 14: Allotment of Cases
Rule Text
(a) Unless a different method is set forth in Appendix 14.1, if a defendant has a felony case pending and previously allotted, any new felony arrest for that defendant shall be allotted to the division to which the pending felony was allotted. This "felonies-following-felonies" rule also applies to any pending felony arrests for a co-defendant with a new arrest and billed as a co-defendant.
(b) For purposes of this Rule, a felony case remains pending until any of the following events has occurred:
(1) a bill of information or indictment is filed or amended, reducing the case to a misdemeanor;
(2) the District Attorney's Office enters a nolle prosequi in a case; or
(3) there is an adjudication of guilty by plea or trial.
Amendment history: Adopted April 1, 2002, effective April 1, 2002; amended November 20, 2009, effective January 1, 2010; amended April 20, 2010, effective June 1, 2010.