Fill and Sign the Motion for Discovery City Court Louisiana Form

Criminal Action No. _______ CITY COURT OF _______ STATE OF LOUISIANA CITY OF ______________ VS _________________ * * * MOTION FOR DISCOVERY Defendant, ________________ , through his/her undersigned counsel, moves that the City Attorney be ordered: l. To permit defendant to inspect and copy any relevant written or recorded confessions or statements of any nature of defendant in possession, custody, control or knowledge of the City Attorney. 2. To inform the defendant of the existence and substance of any oral confession or statement of any nature made by the defendant, with the information as to when, where, and to whom such oral confession was made. 3. To permit defendant to examine and test scientifically all tangible objects which are in the possession, care, custody or control of the City which are favorable to the defendant and which are material and relevant to the issue of guilt or punishment or are intended for use by the City as evidence at the trial or were obtained from or belonging to the defendant. 4. To permit defendant to inspect and copy all results and reports of scientific tests and experiments that are in possession, custody or control or knowledge of the City Attorney. 5. To inform the defendant of the existence and substance of any exculpatory evidence relative to guilt, punishment and the impeachment of prosecution witnesses, including but not limited to physical evidence, names and addresses of exculpatory witnesses, prior statements of witnesses, "rap sheets" and/or prior criminal and juvenile records of prosecution witnesses and victim. 6. To inform the defendant of any prior crimes evidence that may be used at the trial of this matter, pursuant to Prieur vs. Louisiana . _____________________________ ________________ Attorney at Law ________________ ___________ , LA _______ ( ___ ) _______ * * * O R D E R Considering the foregoing motion, IT IS ORDERED that the City of ________________ , through the Office of the City Attorney for the City of ________________ , Louisiana, show cause why a Motion for Discovery should not be complied with on or prior to the ___ day of _______________ 20 ___ , at ___ o’clock ___ .M., the aforesaid date being previously fixed by this Court for hearing on all motions filed by defendant in these proceedings. ________________ , Louisiana, this _____ day of _______ 20 ___ . ___________________________ DISTRICT JUDGE * * * CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the above and foregoing Motion for Discovery has this date been served upon the Office of the City Attorney for the City of ________________ , Louisiana, by hand delivering a copy of the same. ________________ , Louisiana, this ______ day of _______ 20 ___ . __________________________ ________________