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Filing Pre-Trial Motions Long before a jury takes their seats, pre-trial motions shape the battlefield. These motions give your attorney the chance to challenge evidence, dismiss charges, or even pressure the prosecution into dropping the case altogether. In California,Penal Code §1538.5allows de...
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Judges must rule before trial on motions in limine: a new ruling lets criminal defense attorneys know before deciding to let their clients testify whether their priors will be admitted at trial.(People v. Patrick)(Illinois)Gunnarsson, Helen W...
This part of the pretrial process is when documents (such as police reports and witness lists) and evidence to be used in a criminal trial are exchanged between the prosecutor and the defense attorney. Pre-Trial Motions These official requests are filed with the court related to a criminal tr...
California Penal Code 1235, subdivision (b) — Questions of law alone; appeal by either party; application of title. (“(a) Either party to a felony case may appeal on questions of law alone, as prescribed in this title and in rules adopted by the Judicial Council. The provisions of th...
evidence to sustain the conviction(s), challenges to incorrect jury instructions, the improper admission or exclusion of evidence, an improper closing argument by the Commonwealth’s attorney, or incorrect legal rulings on pre-trial motions (including motions to suppress, dismiss, or in limine). ...