PLA 3309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Jury Trial, Arraignment, Material Witness
13 Aug 2016
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Criminal procedure --- part iii, section 2: formal charging documents --- fla. r. crim. 21 days of arrest, the defendant is entitled to an adversary preliminary hearing for any felony charge pending against him. Discovery: even if the defendant does not elect to participate in discovery, the state must disclose any material information within its possession or control that may tend to negate the guilt of the accused. See brady v. maryland --- required by u. s. Supreme court: defendant"s reciprocal discovery obligation, within 15 days after receiving the state"s response to the notice of. P. 3. 190(c)(4) must be signed under oath by the defendant: motion for continuance, good cause, good faith, signed by the defendant, motion to suppress evidence, motion to disqualify judge --- fla. r. jud. Motion: the motion and the defendant"s statements in the attached. P. 3. 191: sixth amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial; fourteenth. The statements are admissible in a separate prosecution for perjury.
