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(2) Maximum Length. The documents listed below must not exceed
the following limits:
(A) A brief and response in a direct appeal to the Court of Criminal
Appeals in a case in which the death penalty has been assessed: 37,500
words if computer-generated, and 125 pages if not.
(B) A brief and response in an appellate court (other than a brief under
subparagraph (A)) and a petition and response in an original proceeding
in the court of appeals: 15,000 words if computer-generated, and 50
pages if not. In a civil case in the courts of appeals, the aggregate of
all briefs filed by a party must not exceed 27,000 words if computer-
generated, and 90 pages if not.
(C) A reply brief in an appellate court: 7,500 words if computer-gen-
erated, and 25 pages if not.
(D) A petition and response in an original proceeding in the Supreme
Court, a petition for review and response in the Supreme Court, a pe-
tition for discretionary review and response in the Court of Criminal
Appeals, and a motion for rehearing and response in an appellate court:
4,500 words if computer-generated, and 15 pages if not.
(E) A reply to a response to a petition for review in the Supreme Court,
and a reply to a response to a petition for discretionary review in the
Court of Criminal Appeals: 2,400 words if computer-generated, and 8
pages if not.
(3) Certificate of Compliance. A computer-generated document must
include a certificate by counsel or an unrepresented party stating the
number of words in the document. The person certifying may rely on
the word count of the computer program used to prepare the document.
(4) Extensions. A court may, on motion, permit a document that ex-
ceeds the prescribed limit.
(ij) Nonconforming Documents. Unless every copy of a document con-
forms to these rules, the court may strike the document and return all
nonconforming copies to the filing party. The court must identify the
error to be corrected and state a deadline for the party to resubmit the
document in a conforming format. If another nonconforming docu-
ment is filed, the court may strike the document and prohibit the party
from filing further documents of the same kind. The use of footnotes-
smaller or condense typeface, or compacted or compressed printing
features to avoid the limits of these rules are grounds for the court to
strike a document.
Comment to 2012 Change: Rule 9 is revised to consolidate all length
limits and establish word limits for documents produced on a computer.
All documents produced on a computer must comply with the word
limits. Page limits are retained for documents that are typewritten or
otherwise not produced on a computer.
Rule 38. Requisites of Briefs
38.4 Length of Briefs
An appelant's brief or appeee' brief mus be no longer than 50 pages,
exelusi~e of the pages containing the identity of parties and eousel-
an statement regarding oral argument, the table of contents-, the index
of authorities the statement of the ease the issues presented the sig-
ature the proo f of service and the appendix A reply brief musf be no
onger than 24 pages exelusi-ve of the items stated a .e B4 in a ei-vil
ease, the aggregate number of pages of all briefs filed by a party must
not exceed 90, exclusive of the items stated abeve- The eeurtW ma on
eien permit a longer brie
Rule 49. Motion and Further Motion for Rehearing494 Length of Mo4tio and Response
A motion or response must be no longer than 45 pages.
Rule 52. Original Proceedings52AI Length of Petition, Respo nse, and Reply
Exeludi ng thosepagesco ntaining the identity of parties and counsel
the table of contents, the index of authorities, the statement of the ease
the statement of jurisdiction the issues presented the signature the
proof of serv, andthe i tion and e appendix, the petiti an
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response must not exceed -50 pages each if filed in the eeur of appeals
eor pages each if filed i the Supreme Gout A reply may be no
onger than 24 pages if filed in the court of appeals or 8 pages if filed
in the Supreme ourt- exclusive of the items stated above. The court
ma, on motion- permit a longer petition- . .response or reply
Rule 53. Petition for Review
536 Length of Petition,- Respose, and Reply
The petition and any response must e no longer than 5 pages each-
exlusive of pages containing the identity of paies and course the
table of contents the index of authorities, the stateme of the ease the
statement of jurisdiction, the issues presented the signature the proof
of service, and the appendix A reply may he ne longer than pages,
.exc usiv- of the i teamss stated aboe. The Court may on motkio perit
a longer petition response or reply
Rule 55. Brief on the Merits
556 Length of Briefs
A brief on the merits or brief in response must not exceed 50 pages,
exclusive of pages containing the identity of parties and counse the
table of contents the index of authorities,- the statement of the ease-
the statement of jurisdiction- the issues presented the signature and
thepro f ofservie A brief in repl may beno longer than 25 pages,
.exclusive of the items stated aboe. The Court may on "motio perit
a ongerbrief
Rule 64. Motion for Rehearing
646 ength of Motion and R esponse
A motion or response must be no longer than 15 pages.
Rule 68. Discretionary Review With Petition
685 Length of Petition and Reply
The petition must be no longer than 15 pages- exclusive of pages eon-
taining the table of eentents- the index of authorities- the statement re-
garding oral argument the statement of the ease the statement of pro-
cedural history, and the appendix A reply may be no longer than 8
pages- exclusive of the items stated abeve. The Court may on motion
permit a longer petition or reply
Rule 70. Brief on the Merits
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