GROUP-6

COURT DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
WHY ARE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED?
A document can be used for official records. In a civil/criminal suit, documents
have a major role to play. The parties to a civil/criminal suit, i.,e, the plaintiff and
defendant during the proceedings desire to be aware of all the material facts and
documents the other party may possess.

Court documents are those materials filed in relation to a legal case before the
courts. Examples of court documents would be dockets, pleadings, motions,
memoranda, briefs, orders, and expert testimony.

We'd be talking about 4 of these.

 DOCUMENTS

DOCKETS PLEADINGS

MOTION BRIEF
ALL ABOUT
DOCKETS
BY: ANSHIKA BANSAL
WHAT'S A DOCKET
A docket is the official summary of
proceedings in a court of law.
When a judicial body agrees to hear a case,
it is placed on the court docket until trial.
In the United States, court dockets are
considered to be public records, and many
public records databases and directories
include references to court dockets.
Most courts maintain several different
dockets: criminal, civil, equity, tax
foreclosures, claims, etc.
IMPORTANCE OF DOCKETS
Docket is generally used to find information about
a particular case. Dockets contain information
about the judge hearing the case, parties involved,
attorneys involved, the events of a case, and more.
Dockets are generally more useful for researching
trials. Because trials may last many years, and
involve many events the dockets are important for
locating information about cases.
Examples of dockets include : motions, testimony
transcripts, jury instructions and worksheets, judge
rulings, expert witness names, and more.
PLEADINGS
BY: ARIN SRIVASTAVA
WHAT IS IT?
Pleading, in law, is a written presentation by a
litigant in a lawsuit setting forth the facts
upon which he claims legal relief or
challenges the claims of his opponent.
A pleading includes claims and counterclaims
but not the evidence by which the litigant
intends to prove his case.
WHAT'S IN IT?
PLEADINGS INCLUDE ANY APPLICATION,
COMPLAINT, PETITION, PROTEST,NOTICE OF
PROTEST, ANSWER, MOTION, AND ANY
AMENDMENT OR WITHDRAWAL OF A
PLEADING.
PLEADINGS DO NOT INCLUDE COMMENTS ON
RULEMAKINGS OR COMMENTS ON OFFERS OF
SETTLEMENT.
IMPORTANCE?
The whole objective behind pleading is
to narrow down on the issues and
provide a clear picture of the case
thereby enhancing and expediting the
court proceedings.
The pleadings help both the parties
know their point of dispute and where
both parties differ so as to bring forth the
relevant arguments and evidence in the
court of law.
MOTION
BY: AZMAT SIDDIQUI
 MOTION?
A motion is an application to the court made by
the prosecutor or defense attorney, requesting
that the court make a decision on a certain issue
before the trial begins.
After the filing of a motion, there will be a hearing
giving each side the opportunity to make
arguments for and against it.
Motions in criminal cases are either pretrial
motions, trial motions or post-trial motions.
PRE-TRIAL TRIAL POST-TRIAL
If a jury returns a not guilty
The dismissal of the A motion to strike when a
verdict, the prosecution
case. judge may order the jury to
cannot file a motion to
Reduction of charges discount evidence it heard.
retry the case under any
or the dismissal of A motion to allow the judge
circumstances.
certain charges. and jury to view the crime
The defense may seek a
Examination of police scene.
re-trial or make a motion
evidence. A motion seeking the
to the judge to appeal the
The exclusion of an dismissal of the prosecution
case to a higher court.
improperly obtained evidence
Motions are a very
confession important part of the
criminal justice process.
BRIEF
BY: AYUSH DHIMAN
WHAT'S A BRIEF?
A brief is a written document advising
the court of the legal reasons for the
lawsuit or other legal action.
In the brief, the party, or attorney
representing that party, submitting the
document, attempts to convince the
court to rule in its favor.
 WHAT IT DOES?
A brief is commonly a short, one-page review of the case, clearly outlining the
answers to the questions:
What is the issue or legal question at hand in
the case?
What rule of law applies to the issue?
How are the rules stated in number two above,
applied to the specific facts of the issue?
What is the conclusion to the legal issue when
the rules are applied to the facts of the case?
 GROUP MEMBERS
ANSHIKA BANSAL - 21BCY10072
ARIN SRIVASTAVA - 21BCY10074
AYUSH DHIMAN - 21BCY10056
AZMAT SIDDIQUI - 21BCY10073
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