---
title: "Review a draft expert report against the disclosure headings"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/draft-instructions-to-a-forensic-expert-and-review-the-draft-report/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-T1-R11-US"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Review a draft expert report against the disclosure headings

> Mark whether the draft states opinions, bases, qualifications, publications, and other testimony. Quote the page for each that is present. Do not write instructions and do not add an opinion.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/draft-instructions-to-a-forensic-expert-and-review-the-draft-report/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Mark whether the draft states opinions, bases, qualifications, publications, and other testimony. Quote the page for each that is present. Do not write instructions and do not add an opinion. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write the instructions and you decide whether the draft is usable. Rule 16(a)(1)(G), at the defendant's request, requires the government to disclose in writing, for testimony it intends to use under Evidence Rules 702, 703, or 705 in its case-in-chief or in rebuttal to timely disclosed defense testimony, a complete statement of the opinions, the bases and reasons, the qualifications including publications in the previous 10 years, and a list of other cases in the previous 4 years in which the witness testified as an expert at trial or by deposition. The witness must approve and sign unless the government states why it could not obtain the signature through reasonable efforts. The court sets the time. The defense disclosure rule, Rule 16(b)(1)(C), was not set out in this check. Do not treat (G) as the defense form. Model Rule 3.3 applies to an opinion you later put before the court. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft instructions to a forensic expert and review the draft report](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/draft-instructions-to-a-forensic-expert-and-review-the-draft-report.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Mark whether the draft states opinions, bases, qualifications, publications, and other testimony. Quote the page for each that is present. Do not write instructions and do not add an opinion.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Evidence Rules 702, 703, and 705 were named in Rule 16. Their texts were not opened.
- Do not add a publication or a case the draft does not list.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_16) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 3.3, Candor Toward the Tribunal](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_3_candor_toward_the_tribunal/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*