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