Reader’s Question:

I just had the arraignment for my DUI case here in Tulsa, Oklahoma in which I pleaded not guilty. Does this mean that they would start to hear my case already?

Reagan

Tulsa, OK

After the arraignment for your DUI case in Tulsa, Oklahoma where in you entered a not guilty plea, the prosecution and the defense would be entitled to engage in a process known as the pre-trial discovery. In this phase of the pre-trial of your DUI case, both parties through the law of civil procedure could request documents and other evidence from other parties or could compel the production of evidence by using a subpoena or through other discovery devices. These devices include requests for production of documents, and depositions.

You and your lawyer will be entitled to review all relevant evidence in the possession of the Police and other State agencies. The Municipal Prosecutor would be ultimately obliged to respond to discovery requests and to assure compliance with the State’s discovery obligations. If the Prosecution fails to comply, your DUI lawyer could apply to the Court for an Order compelling production at the risk of a dismissal or suppression of certain of the State’s evidence against you. This would be through pre-trial motions wherein your DUI lawyer would seek some type of relief from the Judge.

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