Children; JUVENILE; Constitutional Law - United States; Due Process; County Officers and Employees - General; Courts and Judges; Criminal Procedure; Evidence; Probation and Community Supervision
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Texas Attorney General Opinion
Whether a juvenile probation officer may release a child from custody without a detention hearing or send an email to a presiding judge regarding the legality of a prosecutor’s disposition recommendation, and whether a juvenile prosecutor is required to disclose such an email under Brady v. Maryland and article 39.14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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