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Preparations for Criminal Trial

E.D.N.C. Rule 24.1

(a) Unless the parties have previously entered into and executed a written plea agreement, each party shall file with the clerk and the assigned judge, 7 days preceding the first day of the session during which the criminal action is set for trial: (l) voir dire questions as required by Local Criminal Rule 24.2; and May 2023 Return to Table of Contents Local Criminal Rules – U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Page 17 (2) requests for jury instructions. (b) Before jury selection begins, each party shall file with the court a list of all witnesses the party, in good faith, reasonably anticipates will be called in its evidence-in-chief.
Official source: https://www.nced.uscourts.gov/pdfs/Local%20Civil%20Rules%202023.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23