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Criminal Court Rules

I. Pretrial Matters
1 SHERIFF TO FILE AFFIDAVITS ON ARREST
2 PRELIMINARY HEARINGS
3 DISPOSITION OF ARREST WARRANTS
4 MOTIONS IN GENERAL
5 DISCLOSURE IN CRIMINAL CASES
6 RULE FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND CHAIN OF CUSTODY
7 CONTINUANCES
8 RESERVED
II. Trial
13 SUBPOENAS
14 TRIAL BY JURY
16 PRESENCE OF ACCUSED AT TRIAL
17 RESERVATION OF OBJECTIONS
18 ARGUMENT ON OBJECTIONS
19 DIRECTED VERDICT
20 INSTRUCTIONS
22 ADDRESSING THE JURY
23 SEPARATION OF JURY
24 EXPERT TESTIMONY
III. Post Trial Matters
28 AFFIDAVIT IN MITIGATION - HOW SUBMITTED
29 POST TRIAL MOTIONS
30 PROCESSING AND MAINTAINING BENCH WARRANTS
IV. General Provisions
35. TIME
36 FORMS
37 APPLICABILITY
38 TITLE AND CITATION
39 RULES REPEALED
40 EFFECTIVE DATE
APPENDIX OF FORMS

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