Question

Alfred is a defense attorney. He is trying to prepare a strong case for his client, Jeffrey, who has been accused of several crimes. These crimes include trespassing, robbery, battery and assault, and arson. Alfred wants to request the prosecution to take Jeffrey to trial on one crime at a time. Which pretrial motion should Alfred file?
A. motion for suppression
B. motion for severance of charges
C. motion for dismissal
D. motion for continuance

Answer 1

A. motion for suppression

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Motion for severance of charges

Explanation:

In law, a motion is a procedure or device used by lawyers or defendants to request to the judge certain actions about a law case. In the motion for severance of charges, the lawyer or defendant request the judge or court to trial different charges separately instead of having only one trial. This is beneficial to the defendant because the judge does not hear and see all the evidence at the same time which can lead to a more severe penalty.

In the case of Alfred, as he wants crimes such as trespassing, robbery and arson to be considered and trial separately the motion he needs to requestion is the motion for severance of charges as though this motion the court can agree to trial one charge or offense at a time instead of doing this in one trial.