6.1
              TRIAL BY JURY, PRETRIAL HEARING, READINESS HEARING


In every criminal case in which the defendant pleads not guilty, the clerk
shall set a date for a pretrial hearing. The purpose of said hearing is for
presentation of motions, completion of plea bargaining, or to set a trial date
and readiness hearing. Unless the pretrial hearing is continued to another date
or the case is resolved at the hearing, a trial date shall be scheduled at the
pre-trial hearing. If a jury trial date is set a readiness hearing date will be
set. If the right to jury trial is waived it must be done so in writing.

If the defendant fails to appear at the pretrial hearing without good cause,
forfeiture of bail may be ordered and the court may order a bench warrant for
the arrest of the defendant if probable cause is established.

Prior to an assigned jury trial date, a readiness hearing shall be held. At
such hearing, it shall be mandatory that the prosecuting authority, the defense
counsel, and the defendant be present unless otherwise authorized by the court.
At such hearing, the following matters will be concluded:

	(a)  Exchange of witness lists,

	(b)  Providing of any discovery not previously exchanged at the pretrial hearing, and,

	(c)  Motions on legal issues arising subsequent to the pretrial hearing based
on new evidence or on matters related to the trial itself.

At the readiness hearing, the parties will inform the Court of any issues
related to the jury trial date and raise appropriate motions related to the
conduct of the trial.

Any continuance of the trial date after the readiness hearing, shall be
authorized by the Judge. The clerk shall then set a new hearing date in the
matter.

Failure of the defendant to be present at the readiness hearing may result in
the issuance of a bench warrant for failure to appear, forfeiture of bail, and
the striking of the jury trial date.