WEDNESDAY CLASS
LEARNING TARGET: What is the difference between a question of LAW and a question of FACT?
* movie clip: "Murder or Memory" -- segment 2
* discuss article "Implanted Memories"
Pretrial conference:
After a case has been indicted, the judge may hold one or more pretrial conferences. A pretrial conference is a hearing where a court may consider motions, matters that will promote a fair and speedy trial, and matters related to the conduct of the trial itself. A motion is a request by the government or the defense for a ruling by the court on a matter in dispute. Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure allow the following pretrial motions to be made:
1. Discovery motion - a request for additional evidence
2. Suppression motion - a request to withhold some of the evidence
3. Severance motion - a request to separate one part of a case from another part
4. Motion based on defects in the indictment or information
5. Motion to dismiss the case
If the court must resolve questions of fact in order to rule on the motion, an evidentiary hearing may be held. Evidentiary hearings can be lengthy due to the introduction of evidence and witness testimony.
homework: makeup deadline for exam #2 is this Friday
* movie clip: "Murder or Memory" -- segment 2
* discuss article "Implanted Memories"
Pretrial conference:
After a case has been indicted, the judge may hold one or more pretrial conferences. A pretrial conference is a hearing where a court may consider motions, matters that will promote a fair and speedy trial, and matters related to the conduct of the trial itself. A motion is a request by the government or the defense for a ruling by the court on a matter in dispute. Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure allow the following pretrial motions to be made:
1. Discovery motion - a request for additional evidence
2. Suppression motion - a request to withhold some of the evidence
3. Severance motion - a request to separate one part of a case from another part
4. Motion based on defects in the indictment or information
5. Motion to dismiss the case
If the court must resolve questions of fact in order to rule on the motion, an evidentiary hearing may be held. Evidentiary hearings can be lengthy due to the introduction of evidence and witness testimony.
homework: makeup deadline for exam #2 is this Friday