Most districts have time limitations for the filing of pretrial motions and certain notice requirements. Motions will normally be made to seek specific relief, e.g. suppression, severance, discovery but may also be made to educate the court or cause the prosecutor to more closely evaluate the case.
Many of these motions are:
- Motion to Suppress Evidence
- Motion to Suppress Statements
- Motion to Conduct or Suppress Pretrial Identification
- Motion to Dismiss Because of Illegal Grand or Petit Jury Selection
- Motion to Dismiss or Strike Predicate Counts
- Motion to Dismiss for Multiplicity or Duplicity
- Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Probable Cause
- Motion to Dismiss for Loss or Destruction of Evidence
- Motion for Discovery
- Motion to Preserve Notes, Reports, and Evidence
- Motion for Grand Jury Transcript
- Motion to Take Deposition of a Witness (Rule 15)
- Motion for Brady Material
- Motion for Severance of Defendants or Counts
- Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Speedy Trial
- Motion for Jury Trial
- Motion in Limine
- Motion to Exclude Bad Acts or Convictions
