SUMMARY
Covers accusatory instruments; challenges to accusatory instruments; procedures for indictments (grand jury proceedings and preliminary hearings); specific pleading issues such as lesser included offenses, attempts, and conspiracies; and joinder. PDF Download with 1 MS Word form - After purchase go to My Content to retrieve your digital file(s).
DESCRIPTION
Chapter 8
ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENTS, COMMENCEMENT OF PROSECUTION, JOINDER
Robert G. Crow
Anastasia Strader
§ 8.1 INTRODUCTION
§ 8.2 ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENTS
§ 8.2-1 Constitutional and Statutory Requirement
§ 8.2-2 Types of Accusatory Instruments and Required Contents
§ 8.2-3 Amending Accusatory Instruments
§ 8.3 GRAND JURY PROCEDURE
§ 8.3-1 Composition of the Grand Jury
§ 8.3-2 Duties of the Grand Jury
§ 8.3-3 Conduct of Grand Jury Proceedings
§ 8.3-4 Return of Indictment
§ 8.4 PRELIMINARY HEARING
§ 8.4-1 District Attorney’s Decision to Prosecute
§ 8.4-2 Conduct of Hearing
§ 8.5 CHALLENGES TO ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENTS
§ 8.5-1 Demurrer to an Accusatory Instrument
§ 8.5-2 Motion to Set Aside an Indictment
§ 8.6 SPECIFIC PLEADING ISSUES
§ 8.6-1 Lesser Included Offenses
§ 8.6-2 Attempts and Conspiracies
§ 8.6-3 Controlled Substances
§ 8.6-4 Miscellaneous Specific Crimes
§ 8.7 JOINDER OF CHARGES AND DEFENDANTS
§ 8.7-1 Jointly Indicted Defendants
§ 8.7-2 Severance of Joint Trials
§ 8.7-3 Joinder of Counts and Charging Instruments
§ 8.7-4 Severance of Counts
§ 8.8 JUVENILES
§ 8.8-1 Waiver to Circuit, Justice, or Municipal Court
§ 8.8-2 Nonwaived Juveniles
Form 8-1 Accusatory Instrument Checklist