33rd / 424th District Courts

It's 7:05p.m. The jury in the Fontenot case has just returned a guilty verdict and the punishment phase has begun. The defendant elected punishment by the Court so the jury has been released.

Why not go home and hear this tomorrow?

The Court has hearings tomorrow in San Saba County and Friday in Blanco County. This case has been pushed very rapidly due to the necessity of settings in the other counties -- Welcome to "No Visiting Judges 101."

We have witnesses who have been here from out of town since 1pm and officers, court reporter, attorneys and other witnesses who've been at this since prior to 8:30 this morning when the jury was reseated. There will be many days like this.

(this was posted during a break that night ... eventually recessed at 8:30p.m. for the evening, started Thursday at 8:30a.m., finished at 12:20, grabbed a Taco Bell burrito and made it to San Saba at 1:40 to start the 9:00 docket.)