Model Orders, Colloquies, Checklists, and Other Tools
The following model orders, colloquies, checklists, and other tools are associated with the chapters in the publication. For a complete list of all of the appendices, please click here.
Pretrial Matters
5. CHECKLIST The capital case from arraignment through conclusion
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7. CHECKLIST: Trial colloquies with defendant
at multiple stages of the case
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8. Court entry log with disposition
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9. Plea colloquies for sentence of life
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Media Management
11. Practical considerations for handling the high-profile case and dealing with the media
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12. Juror questionnaire related to the pretrial publicity of the case
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Managing High-Profile Cases for the 21st Century - a microsite dedicated exclusively to courts and the media
Jury Selection
13. Batson helper
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14. CHECKLIST: determining whether a juror is death penalty-qualified
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15. CHECKLIST: How to handle juror questions during deliberations
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16. CHECKLIST: All the steps in a jury trial
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17. CHECKLIST: Procedural checklist and judge’s planning to selecting a jury in a capital case
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18. Colloquy for dismissal of alternate jurors when the jury retires to begin their deliberations
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19. Colloquy for polling the jury
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20. Colloquy for determining a juror’s views on the death penalty
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21. Sample form for excused jurors
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22. “Official Jury Information” – a note from the court to the jury about their role
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23. Death penalty qualification question decision tree
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Post-Conviction Relief
34. ORDER: Post-conviction relief, second case management order
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35. ORDER: Post-conviction relief, third case management order
Model Orders
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27. ORDER: Model order on counsel conduct
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28. ORDER: Order setting pretrial conference
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30. ORDER: Sample sentencing orders
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31. ORDER: Court admonition to jurors
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