| TABLE 10.3: Texas District Court Caseloads: 1990 and 1996 |
| 1996 |
Percent Change, 1990 - 1996 |
| COUNTY |
Drug Sale or Manuf. |
Drug Possession |
Other |
Total Cases |
Drug Sale or Manuf. |
Drug Possession |
Other |
Total Cases |
| Texas |
| Total Cases on Docket |
35,902 |
64,800 |
273,196 |
373,898 |
24.0% |
21.7% |
10.7% |
13.7% |
|
| Total Convictions |
9,456 |
13,878 |
54,255 |
77,589 |
-11.6% |
-11.8% |
-15.4% |
-14.4% |
| Deferred Adjudication |
2,385 |
5,110 |
19,793 |
27,288 |
37.1% |
-1.7% |
13.5% |
11.9% |
| Other (acquittals, dismissals, other) |
8,799 |
16,666 |
66,320 |
91,785 |
61.5% |
39.6% |
17.7% |
24.5% |
| Cases Pending |
15,262 |
29,146 |
132,828 |
177,236 |
37.8% |
43.1% |
22.1% |
26.4% |
|
| SOURCES: John Sharp, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and Texas Office of Court Administration. |
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