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ARTICLE 6 Trials

Rules of Criminal Procedure for the District Courts – 2026

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ARTICLE 1 General Provisions ARTICLE 2 Initiation of Proceedings ARTICLE 3 Pretrial Proceedings ARTICLE 4 Release Provisions ARTICLE 5 Discovery ARTICLE 6 Trials ARTICLE 7 Judgment and Appeal ARTICLE 8 Special Proceedings ARTICLE 9 Appendices
Rule 5-601 Motions. Rule 5-602 Insanity; lack of capacity. Rule 5-602.1 Competency. Rule 5-602.2 Proceedings after a finding of incompetency. Rule 5-602.3 Incompetency due to developmental or intellectual disability. Rule 5-603 Pretrial hearing. Rule 5-604 Time of commencement of trial for cases of concurrent trial jurisdiction originally filed in the magistrate, metropolitan, or municipal court. Rule 5-605 Jury trial. Rule 5-606 Jurors. Rule 5-607 Order of trial. Rule 5-608 Instructions to juries. Rule 5-609 Submission to jury. Rule 5-610 Additional instructions to jury following retirement; communications between court and jury. Rule 5-611 Return of verdict; mistrial; discharge of jurors. Rule 5-612 Presence of the defendant; appearance of counsel. Rule 5-613 Conduct of trial. Rule 5-614 Motion for new trial. Rule 5-614.1 Judicial acquittal notwithstanding guilty verdict. Rule 5-615 Notice of federal restriction on right to receive or possess a firearm or ammunition.