Rule 8
           (Effective September 1, 1999, CrRLJ 3.3 and 3.4)

                        PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS

A. Hearings:

    All cases scheduled for a jury trial shall be set for a
pre-trial hearing not less than two weeks prior to the
trial. The City Attorney, the defendant and the defense
attorney, if any, shall attend the hearing. If a defendant
not represented by counsel fails to appear for the hearing,
a warrant for his or her arrest shall issue, and the jury
trial setting stricken, If a defendant represented by
counsel fails to appear, a warrant for the defendant's
arrest may issue, and the jury trial setting may be
stricken. In any case where a defendant fails to appear for
the hearing, the period of time from that hearing to the
defendant's next personal appearance in Court shall not be
included in any speedy trial time limitation requirements.

B. Motions:

          All amendments to the charges, pleas or other
motions shall be heard at the pre-trial hearing. The Court
in its notification of trial date shall set the date upon
which all motions shall be scheduled, generally the
pre-trial hearing immediately prior to the scheduled trial
date. Motions may not be considered at the time of trial
unless they have been raised at the pre-trial hearing, or
the Court, on its own motion, continues a matter to the time
of trial. The party requiring the attendance of a witness at
the pre-trial hearing shall be responsible for subpoenas of
such witness except that the City Attorney shall subpoena
necessary witnesses for a CrRLJ 3.5 hearing if the defendant
or his attorney has requested in writing such attendance.