IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
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STANDING ORDER RELATIVE TO THE PRE-MARKING AND
LISTING OF EXHIBITS AND PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED
JURY CHARGES IN CRIMINAL TRIALS
MARKING EXHIBITS
Counsel for each party, in criminal cases, shall obtain from the Clerk in advance of trial tabs or
labels for the marking and identification of each exhibit proposed to be offered in evidence or tendered
to a witness during a trial so as to avoid delays in court proceedings. Documents consisting of more
than one page, which are not stapled together or otherwise physically attached, shall have tabs, labels
or other identifying markings on each page.
EXHIBIT LISTS
Counsel for each party in criminal cases, shall prepare a list of such exhibits in numerical
sequence with a descriptive notation sufficient to identify each separately numbered exhibit. At the
commencement of trial, counsel shall furnish two copies of the exhibit list to the court.
Counsel for any party in criminal cases for cause shown may request the court to be relieved of
the obligation to furnish a list of exhibits; but such request shall be made prior to commencement of the
trial. In the event the request is denied, counsel shall be prepared to comply with this Standing Order.
PROPOSED JURY CHARGES
Prior to the commencement of trial, counsel for each party in criminal cases shall present to the
court all anticipated jury charges. In the event certain evidence is presented that could not be foreseen
by counsel, the court will consider accepting additional charges only to
the extent dictated by such additional unforeseen evidence.
EXPERT WITNESS
In all criminal cases when an expert witness is called to the Stand, counsel will read to such
expert all his (her) qualifications and inquire as to whether same are correct. Opposing counsel may
interrogate such expert with respect to qualifications upon cross-examination, or with the court’s
permission, may take the expert on voir dire examination.
PURPOSE OF ORDER
This Standing Order is not intended as a discovery order but to assist the court and interested
parties in expediting trials in this court. No party shall be entitled to object to the admission of an exhibit
solely because this order has not been complied with.
DONE this 21st day of February , 198 9.
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ALEX T. HOWARD ,JR, CHIEF CHARLES R. BUTLER, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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WILLIAM BREVARD HAND, SENIOR VIRGIL PITTMAN, SENIOR
UNITED STATES JUDGE UNITED STATES JUDGE
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DANIEL H. THOMAS, SENIOR
UNITED STATES JUDGE
