Stevens County District Court

		
		
                                 SCLCrRLJ 8.2
                                    MOTIONS


     Rules CrRlJ 3.5 and 3.6 and CRLJ7(b) shall govern motions in criminal
cases.  Unless a motion is made during a hearing (other than the pre-trial
hearing) or trial, it shall be made in writing, shall state with particularity
the grounds therefore, and set forth the relief or order sought.  The motion
shall be filed prior to or at the pre-trial hearing, except for good cause
shown.  A hearing date and time for the motion will be set by the court at the
pre-trial hearing.

     (a)    Any brief, memorandum, documents and affidavits in support of the
motion must be filed and served on opposing counsel two weeks prior to the
actual hearing date on the motion, except for good cause.  Any response brief,
memorandum, documents and affidavits must be filed and served on opposing
counsel one week prior to the actual hearing date, except for good cause.

     (b)    A courtesy copy of any brief, memorandum, documents and affidavits
filed in support of and in response to the motion must be provided for the
Judge at the time of filing.