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  • Criminal
    • Trying a Non-Capital Criminal Case: An Outline for the Superior Court Judge
    • Sealing Warrants
    • Grand Jury
      • Grand Jury Proceedings
      • Grand Jury: The Foreperson
    • Criminal Jurisdiction of Superior Court
    • Indictments
    • Arraignment in Superior Court
    • Pretrial Release (Updated July 2023)
    • Right to Counsel During Criminal Prosecution (Updated January 2024)
    • Capacity to Proceed
    • Discovery
    • Def's Right to 3rd Party Confidential Records
    • Speedy Trial
    • Joinder and Severance (Updated March 2025)
    • Securing Attendance Of Witnesses
    • Pleas and Plea Negotiations (Updated June 2024)
    • Double Jeopardy
    • Motions to Suppress
      • Motion to Suppress Procedure
      • Interrogations
      • Warrantless Stops
      • Traffic Stops
    • Jury Issues (Updated January 2025)
      • Jury Selection (Updated January 2024)
      • Note Taking by the Jury
      • Jury View (updated January 2025)
      • Jury Review of Evidence (Updated September 2024)
      • Jury Misconduct (Updated September 2024)
    • Trial in the Defendant's Absence
    • Restraining the Defendant during Trial
    • Absolute Impasse
    • Sequestration of Witnesses
    • Voir Dire
      • Voir Dire on Pretrial and In-Court Identification
      • Voir Dire on Intoximeter
      • Voir Dire on Evidence of Tracking by Bloodhounds and Other Dog Breeds
      • Voir Dire on Drug Detection Dogs
      • Voir Dire on a Dying Declaration
      • Voir Dire on Confessions/Other Incriminating Statements
    • Motions to Dismiss
      • Motions to Dismiss for Insufficiency of the Evidence
      • Corpus Delicti
    • 5th Amend. Privilege & Immunity
    • Extending the Session
    • Opening and Closing Statements (Updated June 2024)
      • Content of Opening and Closing Statements (Updated June 2024)
      • Order of and Limits on Closing Argument
    • Jury Deadlock (Updated September 2024)
    • Jury Verdict (Updated February 2025)
    • Sentencing
      • Crime Victims' Rights Act: Covered Crimes
      • Sentencing Charts
        • Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed on or after 10/1/13
        • Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed on or after 12/1/2011
        • Maximum Chart for Class B1-E Sex Offenses Committed on or after 12/1/2011
        • Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed 12/1/09 to 11/30/2011
        • Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed 12/1/95 to 11/30/09
        • Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed 12/1/1994 to 11/30/1995
        • Punishment Chart for Misdemeanors Committed on or after 12/1/1995
      • Drug Trafficking Sentencing
      • Prayer for Judgment Continued
      • Limitations on More Severe Sentence
    • Sex Offenders
      • Sex Offender Registration & Satellite-Based Monitoring
      • Petitions to Terminate Sex Offender Registration
    • Probation Violations
      • Summary of Probation Response Options
    • Remand to District Court
    • Correcting Errors Sua Sponte
    • Habeas Corpus (Updated September 2024)
    • Motions for Appropriate Relief (Updated September 2024)
    • Post-Conviction DNA Testing (Updated April 2023)
    • Defendants' Objection to Early Disposal of Biological Evidence
    • Ineffective Assistance of Counsel (Updated May 2023)
  • Civil
    • Service of Summons Deadlines
    • Default Judgment (Rule of Civil Procedure 55)
    • Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions
    • Rule 9(j) of the Rules of Civil Procedure: Special Pleading in Medical Malpractice Claims
    • Time Limits on Rule 12(b) Motions
    • Voluntary Dismissals (Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a))
    • Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute
    • Civil Discovery Sanctions
    • Standard Remarks to Jurors
      • Introduction
      • Prospective Jurors
      • Before Selection in Case
      • After Impaneled
      • Routine Limiting Instructions in Civil Cases
      • Before Charge Conference
      • Before Final Arguments
    • Jury Review of Evidence in Civil Deliberations
    • Findings of Fact and Conclusions in Civil Orders
    • Closing Arguments in Civil Trials
    • Taking a Civil Verdict
    • Immunity of the State and Local Governments
    • Will Caveats
    • Attorney Fees in Small-Verdict Cases
    • Attorney Fees in Non-Justiciable Cases
    • Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6)
  • Evidence
    • Judicial Notice
    • Relevancy
    • Rule 403
    • Rule 404(b): Evidence of Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts
    • Character Evidence
      • Character Evidence Cheat Sheet
      • Character Evidence Outline
    • Habit Evidence
    • Impeachment
    • Rule 609: Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of a Crime
    • Privileged Communications
    • Expert Testimony
    • Pleas and Plea Discussions
    • Refreshed Recollection
    • Sexual Assault Cases
    • Criminal Cases Involving Child Victims and Child Witnesses
    • Hearsay Rules
    • Confrontation Clause
      • Guide to Crawford & the Confrontation Clause
      • The Bruton Rule: Joint Trials & Codefendants' Confessions (updated April 2025)
    • Routine Limiting Instructions in Criminal Cases
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Criminal

Trying a Non-Capital Criminal Case: An Outline for the Superior Court Judge
Sealing Warrants
Grand Jury
Criminal Jurisdiction of Superior Court
Indictments
Arraignment in Superior Court
Pretrial Release (Updated July 2023)
Right to Counsel During Criminal Prosecution (Updated January 2024)
Capacity to Proceed
Discovery
Def's Right to 3rd Party Confidential Records
Speedy Trial
Joinder and Severance (Updated March 2025)
Securing Attendance Of Witnesses
Pleas and Plea Negotiations (Updated June 2024)
Double Jeopardy
Motions to Suppress
Jury Issues (Updated January 2025)
Trial in the Defendant's Absence
Restraining the Defendant during Trial
Absolute Impasse
Sequestration of Witnesses
Voir Dire
Motions to Dismiss
5th Amend. Privilege & Immunity
Extending the Session
Opening and Closing Statements (Updated June 2024)
Jury Deadlock (Updated September 2024)
Jury Verdict (Updated February 2025)
Sentencing
Sex Offenders
Probation Violations
Remand to District Court
Correcting Errors Sua Sponte
Habeas Corpus (Updated September 2024)
Motions for Appropriate Relief (Updated September 2024)
Post-Conviction DNA Testing (Updated April 2023)
Defendants' Objection to Early Disposal of Biological Evidence
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel (Updated May 2023)

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