SUPREME COURT RULES 1987
Part 1AGeneral rules of procedure in criminal
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Chapter 1A General rules of procedure in criminal Order 81A General 81A.01 Interpretation ............................................................................... 318 81A.02 Application ................................................................................... 320 81A.02A Authority of Associate Judge in criminal proceedings.................. 320 81A.03 Dispensing with compliance ........................................................ 320 81A.04 Time ............................................................................................ 320 81A.05 Private practitioner acting for accused to notify Court ................. 320 Part 2 Filing, sealing and inspection of court documents 81A.06 How document is filed ................................................................. 321 81A.07 Place of filing ............................................................................... 321 81A.08 Date of filing................................................................................. 321 81A.09 Inspection of documents .............................................................. 321 81A.10 Service......................................................................................... 322 81A.11 Applications generally .................................................................. 322
Supreme Court Rules 1987 xxvi 81A.12 Proceeding for breach of bail ....................................................... 323 81A.14 Arraignments ............................................................................... 324 81A.15 Fixing time for pre-trial conference .............................................. 325 81A.16 Pre-trial conference ..................................................................... 325 81A.17 Powers of criminal registrar at pre-trial conference ..................... 326 81A.18 Pre-trial hearing ........................................................................... 328 81A.19 Tendering documents at pre-trial conference or pre-trial hearing ........................................................................................ 328 81A.20 Definition...................................................................................... 329 81A.21 Duty to disclose risk..................................................................... 329 81A.22 Court may order disclosure to Sheriff and officer in charge of prison ........................................................................................... 329 81A.23 Sheriff to be informed of and explain order .................................. 330 81A.24 "At risk" to be written on warrants ................................................ 330 81A.25 Subpoenas .................................................................................. 330 81A.26 Evidence by videoconferencing ................................................... 331 81A.27 Victim impact statements and victim reports................................ 332 81A.27A Special hearing ............................................................................ 332 81A.27B Accused to plead ......................................................................... 333 81A.27C Objection to admissibility of evidence .......................................... 333 81A.27D Special hearing may be re-opened .............................................. 333 81A.27E Duplicate of recording to be made ............................................... 334 81A.27F Editing of recording...................................................................... 334 81A.27G Access to recording ..................................................................... 334 81A.27H Transcript..................................................................................... 335 81A.27J Other matters............................................................................... 335 81A.28 Discovery, inspection and preservation of property ..................... 335 81A.29 Inspection, detention and preservation of property ...................... 336 81A.30 Rights of person affected by ex parte orders ............................... 337