- General
- The Judge's Commission
- Contempt
- Inherent Authority
- Closing Proceedings
- Gatekeeper Orders
- Access to Court Records
- Pro Hac Vice Admissions - Sample Order
- Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
- Judicial Immunity
- Recusal
- One Trial Judge Overruling Another
- Out-of-Term, Out-of-Session, Out-of-County
- Functus Officio
- Completing Another Judge's Work
- Criminal
- Trying a Non-Capital Criminal Case: An Outline for the Superior Court Judge
- Sealing Warrants
- Grand Jury
- Criminal Jurisdiction of Superior Court
- Recusal of Prosecutor
- Indictments
- Arraignment in Superior Court
- Pretrial Release
- Right to Counsel During Criminal Prosecution
- Capacity to Proceed
- Discovery
- Def's Right to 3rd Party Confidential Records
- Speedy Trial
- Joinder and Severance
- Securing Attendance Of Witnesses
- Pleas and Plea Negotiations
- Double Jeopardy
- Ex Post Facto
- Motions to Suppress
- Jury Issues
- 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
- Jury Deadlock
- Jury Verdict
- 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
- Probation Violations
- Remand to District Court
- Correcting Errors Sua Sponte
- Habeas Corpus
- Motions for Appropriate Relief
- Post-Conviction DNA Testing
- Defendants' Objection to Early Disposal of Biological Evidence
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Routine Limiting Instructions in Criminal Cases
- Contents
- Expert Search
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