About those texts that were released???

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

16. It will vary by state on the specifics

But typically, charging documents are public record. Judges can order them sealed to protect ongoing investigations related to the charges the person is facing, or to protect minors or protected witnesses. But outside of that, they are public as well as whatever evidence the prosecutor includes for probable cause. The whole process is supposed to be out in the open, so once a suspect is detained and formally charged, with some exceptions, there is no reason to hide the charging document since it lays out the charges and the probable cause for them.