299th Disctrict Court

The 299th is one of the seven criminal district courts in Travis County. The court hears felony cases ranging from State Jail Felonies to Capital Murder. The court is physically located in the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center at 509 West 11th St in Austin, Texas.

The 299th District Court handles felony cases. These are the most serious criminal cases such as murder, robbery, sexual assault, burglary and certain controlled substance cases, both possession and delivery.

These cases begin with a grand jury indictment and end with a trial by a jury of twelve. Upon conviction, the punishments range from the death penalty for capital murder offenses, to confinement for life in prison for first degree felonies and habitual criminals, to 180 days confinement in a state jail facility for possession of less than one ounce of specified controlled substances.

In certain circumstances the sentence may be suspended and the defendant placed on community supervision (commonly known as probation) so long as he/she obeys the terms and conditions of his/her release.

Eve For Justice

Eve attended St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. She was a law clerk with the Travis County Attorney's Office in Austin during law school. During law school, Eve spent a summer as a law clerk at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, under the Staff Attorneys handling Death Penalty Appeals, Writs of Habeas Corpus, and Petitions for Discretionary Review.

Within in her third year of law school, Eve received her student bar card and prosecuted cases in Travis County Court at Law # 4 under the supervision of licensed attorneys. After graduating from law school, immediately began her criminal law career as an Assistant County Attorney for Travis County.

After prosecuting criminal cases, Eve entered private practice as a criminal defense attorney and has earned a reputation as fair, honest, and extremely dedicated to the practice of law.

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