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Section 9 (Rules 9.01 to 9.05): all cases set for trial assigned a trial department at the conclusion of the trial readiness conferences in the felony home courts, and challenges under CCP §170.6 to the judge of the assigned trial department made in the felony home court at the time the assignment is made (9.01); unusual motions at trial made in writing, served upon opposing counsel, and filed at or before the jury readiness conference (9.02); all jury instructions delivered in writing to the trial judge no later than 12:00 p.m. on the first day of trial and served on all other parties, one set with a cover sheet in compliance with California Rules of Court, Rule 2.1055, the approved and unmodified wording of CALCRIM with the CALCRIM number at the top of the page, each instruction on separate pages with sequentially numbered lines, and specially prepared instructions numbered consecutively that do not identify the party (9.03); all the following that must have been accomplished when the assigned trial attorney answers ready for assignment - discovery exchanged, exculpatory evidence disclosed, witnesses subpoenaed or contacted and their availability confirmed, settlement negotiations completed, the offers and sentencing options discussed with the client, the case ready to be tried without delay, all motions other than motions in limine heard in the home court, and candor under Rule of Professional Conduct 3.3 (9.04); trials confirmed in the home court assigned to a trial department on the following Tuesday (or Wednesday, in a week in which a court holiday falls on a Monday), trials not assigned trailing on an “On Call” status with counsel available to report within one hour, and a negotiated disposition on the day of trial only on changed circumstances, within the trial judge's discretion to accept or reject it (9.04); trial counsel to meet and confer before the pre-voir dire conference under CRC 4.200, any jury questionnaire provided at the conference in proposed final form, and all trial briefs and motions in limine submitted in writing no later than the beginning of the conference (9.05).
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SECTION 9 CRIMINAL RULES - TRIAL RULE 9.01 EXERCISE OF CHALLENGES PURSUANT TO CCP §170.6 IN FELONY CASES At the conclusion of trial readiness conferences in the felony home courts, all cases set for trial, whether misdemeanors or felonies, will be assigned a trial department. Any challenges pursuant to CCP §170.6 to the judge presiding in the assigned trial department must be made in the felony home court department at the time the assignment is made. (Amended, effective July 1, 1999) RULE 9.02 MOTIONS AT TRIAL Motions that are out of the ordinary or unusual (e.g. complex or extensive motions in limine) shall be made in writing, served upon opposing counsel, and filed at or before the jury readiness conference. (Amended, effective January 1, 2014) RULE 9.03 SUBMISSION OF CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (1) Time for submission. Absent an order of the trial judge on good cause shown, or as otherwise directed by the trial judge all jury instructions covering the law as disclosed by the pleadings shall be delivered in writing to the trial judge no later than 12:00 p.m. on the first day of trial and shall be served on all other parties by that time. (2) Format of instructions. Each party shall submit one set of proposed instructions with a cover sheet in compliance with California Rules of Court, Rule 2.1055. Each instruction shall present the approved and unmodified wording as provided in CALCRIM. The instructions shall have the applicable CALCRIM number printed at the top of the page, but shall not include any place to indicate whether the instruction was given, refused, or modified. Each instruction shall be on a separate page or pages with sequentially numbered lines along the left margin. It is the court’s preference that the individual pages not be numbered. (3) Specially prepared instructions. Specially prepared instructions shall be numbered consecutively and shall not identify the party on whose behalf the instruction is requested. (Amended, effective January 1, 2014) RULE 9.04 CRIMINAL TRIAL READINESS AND TRIAL ASSIGNMENT (A) In any criminal case in which the assigned trial attorney answers ready for assignment all the following must have been accomplished, or will be accomplished according to the time requirements expressed herein: 1. That all discovery in the matter has been exchanged consistent with the provisions of Penal Code sections 1054, 1054.1, 1054.3, Local Rule 8.01, and any other statutory provision governing the exchange of discovery. 2. That all exculpatory evidence has been disclosed consistent with Brady vs. Maryland and Penal Code section 1054.1(e). 3. That all witnesses necessary to proceed to trial have either been subpoenaed or have been contacted by the party requiring that witness, and that the attorney requiring the witnesses has confirmed the availability of the witnesses for the date and time the witness is anticipated to testify. 4. That all settlement negotiations have been completed and that in the professional opinions of the trial attorneys, there are no other legitimate avenues of settlement in the case. 5. That the defense attorney has fully discussed with their client the offers made and the full sentencing options available to the trial court in the event of conviction, and that any counter offers acceptable to the client have been extended to the prosecution. 6. That all settlement offers have been made and rejected or revoked. 7. That the assigned case is ready to be tried, without delay, to a jury or court to verdict. 8. That all motions, except for proper motions in limine, have been brought and heard in the home court. 9. Whether or not specifically asked, trial counsel are expected to provide information regarding the readiness of the case to be tried consistent with Rule of Professional Conduct 3.3, Candor Toward the Tribunal. If any attorney cannot, in good faith, represent that all of the requirements of this section are either true or will be accomplished at the designated time established in this rule, the matter will not be assigned a trial court. (B) Trials confirmed in the home court will be assigned to a trial department on the following Tuesday (or Wednesday, in a week in which a court holiday falls on a Monday) to commence trial. (C) Trials confirmed in the home courts, and not assigned a trial court, shall be placed in a trailing mode or, at the request of the parties or in the discretion of the assignment judge, returned to the home court for further proceedings. (D) Trials that are trailing in the assignment court shall be on an “On Call” status. “On Call” status means the trial attorneys shall contact all witnesses and determine their future availability for testimony. Trial counsel shall provide contact information to the court and shall be available to report to the assignment court within one hour of being contacted by the court, for assignment to a trial court. 1. The assignment court judge may place any trailing matter back on calendar, at any time, in order to manage the case prior to assignment. 2. Trial counsel assigned an available trial court shall be prepared to conduct the pre-voir dire conference and begin jury selection upon reporting to the trial court. 3. While a matter is trailing, the parties may request the assignment court judge to return the case to the home court for further proceedings. If the request is a joint request, the request will be granted if good cause exists, time is waived and the matter can be dropped from the trial calendar. (E) The following rules related to settlement of cases shall apply to matters which have been sent to a trial department. These rules are not, and are not intended to be, a substitute for the trial court’s discretion to handle matters assigned to that trial court judge consistent with the objectives of the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of California, Rules of Court, statute, interest of justice or other legal authorities: 1. On the day the case is set to commence trial, the case is expected to move forward to trial, and should not be resolved short of trial other than by a plea to all charges then existing in the charging document or a dismissal by the district attorney, except as set forth below: i. If trial counsel on the day of trial present to the trial court a negotiated disposition, and they are able to articulate changed circumstances that are both material and demonstrated to have been unforeseeable at the trial assignment calendar, the home court judge should be contacted by the trial court judge and advised of the foregoing. The decision to accept or reject the plea agreement lies within the sound discretion of the trial court judge. 2. Once trial has commenced, any changed circumstances that arise during the course of the trial may be cause for the trial court to accept a negotiated plea. Under these circumstances the trial judge shall exercise its own independent discretion whether to accept a negotiated plea, and if it does so, shall conduct any sentencing proceedings that result from the negotiated plea. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2023) RULE 9.05 CRIMINAL PRE-VOIR DIRE CONFERENCE (A) Prior to the pre-voir dire conference required pursuant to CRC 4.200, trial counsel shall meet and confer regarding stipulations, special requests regarding order of witnesses, and all matters requiring discussion under CRC 4.200. (B) Any jury questionnaire that either party might request must be provided at the pre-voir dire conference in proposed final form, and counsel must have met and conferred regarding its contents. Counsel shall be prepared for an in depth discussion regarding the questioning of jurors. (See California Code of Civil Procedure section 223.) (C) All trial briefs and motions in limine shall be submitted, in writing, to the trial court with a copy provided to opposing counsel no later than the beginning of the pre-voir dire conference. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2023)
SECTION 9 CRIMINAL RULES - TRIAL RULE 9.01 EXERCISE OF CHALLENGES PURSUANT TO CCP §170.6 IN FELONY CASES At the conclusion of trial readiness conferences in the felony home courts, all cases set for trial, whether misdemeanors or felonies, will be assigned a trial department. Any challenges pursuant to CCP §170.6 to the judge presiding in the assigned trial department must be made in the felony ho
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Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.