---
title: "Index counts, witnesses and exhibits for a trial note"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/prepare-a-draft-crown-case-statement-index-and-witness-list-for-a-suprem/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-B15-4-US"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index counts, witnesses and exhibits for a trial note

> List each count the charging paper states, and the witnesses and exhibit numbers the lawyer assigns. Do not write a case statement.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/prepare-a-draft-crown-case-statement-index-and-witness-list-for-a-suprem/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each count the charging paper states, and the witnesses and exhibit numbers the lawyer assigns. Do not write a case statement. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write any case statement. Rule 16(a), upon the defendant's request, requires disclosure of specified statements, the prior record, and documents and objects in the government's possession, custody, or control that are material to preparing the defense, that the government intends to use in its case-in-chief, or that were obtained from or belong to the defendant. Brady v. Maryland holds that suppression, upon request, of favorable evidence material to guilt or to punishment violates due process. The index is not that disclosure and it is not a finding that the evidence proves a count. Model Rule 3.3 applies to what you later say the index shows. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a draft Crown Case Statement, index and witness list for a Supreme Court of New South Wales trial](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/prepare-a-draft-crown-case-statement-index-and-witness-list-for-a-suprem.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each count the charging paper states, and the witnesses and exhibit numbers the lawyer assigns. Do not write a case statement.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not write the narrative of the prosecution case.
- A witness who is not in the brief or in your instructions is not added.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_16) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/373/83) (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)

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