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Updated 10/20/09

State of NH v. John A. Brooks

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Date Filed	Document
02/20/09	Verdict Form for Penalty Phase
12/31/08	Supreme Court Order on Motion to Extend Deadline for Payment of Transcript Costs
12/24/08	Supreme Court Transcript Order Clarification
12/19/08	Supreme Court Transcript Order
12/05/08	Rule 7 Notice of Mandatory Appeal
11/07/08	Commitment orders
11/05/08	Jury Instructions for Penalty Phase Verdict Form for Penalty Phase
10/29/08	Defendant's List of Mitigating Factors
10/28/08	Defendant John A. Brooks' Motion for Mistrial
10/27/08	Motion to quash (filed 10/24) Petition for Summons/ Jordell (filed 10/24) Petition for Summons/ Audino (filed 10/24) Petition for Summons/ Evans (filed 10/24)
10/24/08	Motion to transport Hart
10/22/08	State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Strike the "Deadly Weapon" Nonstatutory Aggravating Factor
10/21/08	Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration of Request to Exclude Testimony of State Penalty Phase Witness Motion in Limine Regarding Victim Impact Testimony Motion to Strike "Deadly Weapon" Nonstatutory Aggravating Factor Motion to Strike "Heinous, Cruel or Depraved" Statutory Aggravating Factor Order on Defendant's Motion to Strike the State's "Future Dangerousness" Evidence and Nonstatutory Aggravating Factor
10/20/08	State's Motion to Retain Alternate Jurors During Penalty Phase of Trial
10/17/08	Jury Instructions Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum (Curtin) Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum (Hart)
10/16/08	Superior Court Order Motion to Strike the State's "Future Dangerousness" Evidence and Nonstatutory Aggravating Factor
10/15/08	State's Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum (Bouchard) State's Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum (Reyes) State's Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum (Perez)
10/10/08	Motion for Access to the Conditions of Confinement in Event of Life Sentence by Defense Prison Expert (posted Oct 15)
10/06/08	Order on access Defense objection to motion Motion for Access Motion to Seal Motion to Suspend Trial
10/03/08	State's Motion to Introduce Defendant's Notice of Self-Defense at Trial
10/02/08	Order on the Detention of Material Witness Victor German (posted 10/03)
09/19/08	Petition for Issuance of Certificate to Summon Person as Witness From without the State of NH Under the Provisions or RSA 613.
09/18/08	State's Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum
09/16/08	Petition for Issuance of Certificate to Summon Person as Witness from Without the State of New Hampshire Under the Provisions of RSA 613 (Posted 9/17/08)
09/15/08	State's motion for writ
09/12/08	Withdrawal of Attorney George Campbell Appearance and Affidavit of Counsel for Roderick Chamberlain Defendant's Motion For Deposition To Preserve Witness Testimony For Trial Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum
09/10/08	Superior Order Regarding Trial Testimony of Andrew Carter (Posted 9/12/08)
09/09/08	Notice and Motion in Limine Re Use of Certain Prior Convictions of State Witnesses
09/08/08	Sequestration Order
09/05/08	Order on testimony of Heath Chase (posted 9/8/08)
09/03/08	Superior Court Order (posted 9/4/08) Superior Court Order (posted 9/4/08) Defendant's Objection to State's Emergency Motion to Quash Notice of Deposition Objection to Defendant's Motion for Protective Order and Motion for Depositions State's Emergency Motion to Compel Court-Ordered Discovery and Defendant's Witness List
09/02/08	Superior Court Order (posted 9/4/08) Defendant's Motion to Compel Production of Julio Parez Jail Calls and for Expedited Hearing Defendant's Motion for Sanctions Defendant's Motion for Reciprocal and Timely Notice Regarding the Order of the Witnesses Defendant's Supplemental Filing Concerning State's Motion in Limine to Exclude Certain Evidence Regarding the Victim Petition of Issuance of Certificate to Summon Person as Witness from Outside the State of NH Under the Provisions of RSA 613 Defendant's Motion for Protective Order State's Emergency Motion to Quash Notice of Deposition State's Memorandum of Law in Support of the Use of the "Pecuniary Gain" Statutory Aggravating Factor State's Supplemental Witness List
08/29/08	Defendant's Motion to Depose Witness (Document Available at the Rockingham County Superior Court Clerk's Office)
08/27/08	Superior Court Order
08/20/08	Superior Court Order to Produce Materials Defendant's Amended Witness List Defendant's Motion to Unseal Prior Criminal Charge Against Vrooman - Filed Without Objection
08/19/08	State's Third Amended Witness List
08/18/08	Order on in camera submission re: Michael Benton (dated 08/17/08) State's motion in limine
08/14/08	State's Motion Seeking to Direct the Defense to Provide A List of Proposed Mitigating Factors ForthWith
08/11/08	State's motion in limine (filed 8/08/08) State's objection to defense motion on rules of evidence State's objection to defense motion to acquire exhibit list State's proposed additional voir dire
08/08/08	Defendant's motion on rules of evidence Defendant's motion on exhibit list Defendant's preliminary jury instructions State's amended witness list
08/07/08	Motion for a View Petition for Issue of Certificate to Summon Person as Witness from Without the State of New Hampshire Under the Provisions of RSA 613 Jason Chamberlain Roderick Chamberlain Ann Chamberlain State's Further Motion for Reciprocal Discovery
08/06/08	Partial Objection to Defendant's Motion to Exclude Evidence of "Future Dangerousness" Defendant's Memorandum Regarding "Death-Qualification" and "Life-Qualification" of Prospective Jurors
08/05/08	Order on State's Motion to Utilize Grand Jury Transcripts
08/04/08	Petition for Issuance of Certification to Summon Person as Witness from Without the State of New Hampshire Under Provisions of RSA 613 Ann Chamberlain Rod Chamberlain Jason Chamberlain Order on State's Motion to Substitute Indictments and Amend Docket Numbers
08/01/08	Order on Defendant's Motion to Extend Time to Provide Expert Disclosures Rebutting State's Allegations Concerning Future Dangerousness
07/31/08	Defendant's Motion to Exclude Evidence of "Future Dangerousness"
07/30/08	State's Memo in Support of Employing the "Struck Method" of Jury Selection
07/29/08	Order on Defendant John Brooks' Motion Concerning Copying of Juror Questionnaires Order on Defendant John A. Brooks' Motion Concerning the Court's Website
07/28/08	State's memo/voir dire State's proposed jury instructions/guilt phase State's proposed jury instructions/penalty phase Defendant's proposed instructions Defendant's proposed instructions/penalty phase
07/22/08	State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Extend Time for Expert Disclosure
07/18/08	Motion on voir dire procedures (posted 07/21/08)
07/17/08	Request for Access to Juror Questionnaire Notice of Decision
07/15/08	Defendant's Motion Concerning Copy of Juror Questionnaires
07/14/08	Preliminary order on forensic tests Joint motion to revise
07/10/08	Defendant's Motion to Extend Time to Provide Expert Disclosures Rebutting State's Allegations Concerning Future Dangerousness
07/08/08	Order on Motions in Limine
07/07/08	Order on bifurcation Defendant's Opposition to State's Motion to Substitute Indictments and Amend Docket Numbers Defendant John Brooks' Response to State's Motion to Allow Additional Forensic Tests Further Order on Juror Questionnaires Order on Request for Access to Juror Questionnaire
07/03/08	State's amended witness list (posted July 7, 2008) Order sealing defendant's motion (Posted July 7, 2008)
07/01/08	State's Potential Witness List State's Motion to Clarify and Reconsider Order on Status of Counsel
06/27/08	Request for Access to Juror Questionnaire State's motion to substitute indictments (posted June 30) Motion to allow forensic tests (posted June 30)
06/26/08	Defendant's Objection to State's Motion to Clarify and Reconsider Order on Status of Counsel
06/24/08	Order on Juror Questionnaire
06/23/08	Defendant's Objection to State's Motion In Limine to Admit Evidence of Other Bad Acts of Defendant Pursuant to Rule 404(b) Defendant's Objection to State's Motion In Limine to Exclude Exculpatory Out-of-Court Statements Made by Defendant Defendant's Objection to State's Motion In Limine Seeking to Exclude Out-of-Court Statements of Robin Knight Defendant's Objection to State's Motion in Limine Seeking to Exclude any Reference to Polygraph Testing Defendant's Objection to State's Motion in Limine Seeking to Exclude any Reference to the Victim's Criminal Record Defendant's Objection to State's Motion in Limine Seeking to Exclude References to the Death Penalty During the Guilt/Innocence Phase of Trial
06/20/08	Further Order on State's Motion to Determine Status of Counsel and to Depose Counsel Order on Defendant John A. Brooks' Motion for Access to Unredacted Pleadings Order on Defendant's Motion to File Documents Concerning Redaction of Experts' Notes in Camera and Under Seal Order on Defendant's Motion Concerning Redaction of Experts' Notes State's Response to Defendant's Motion in Limine to Exclude Bad Character Evidence
06/19/08	Order on Request to Video Tape Certain Depositions Pursuant to Superior Court Rule 45
06/17/08	Order on Defendant's Motion for Modification of Scheduling Orders on Reciprocal Discovery and Pre-Trial Disclosures State's Objection to Defendant's Request to Videotape Depositions Pursuant to NH Superior Court Rule 45
06/16/08	Order on motion to compel State's motion to clarify and reconsider Notice of decision
06/13/08	State's objection to defense supplemental filing State's objection to modification of schedule Request to vidotape depositions
06/12/08	State's Response to Defendant's Further Submission Concerning Witnesses
06/06/08	Objection to Defendant's Motion Concerning Web site
06/05/08	Order on State's Motion to Determine Status of Counsel and to Depose Counsel
06/04/08	Order on Defendant's Motion to Clarify Order on Defendant's Motions to Dismiss Indictments Order on State's Motion for Sealing/Removal of Exhibit From Public File
06/03/08	Defendant's Further Submission Concerning Witnesses Order on Defendant Jesse Brooks Motion to Depose Witnesses Defendant's Motion for Modification of Scheduling Orders Motion to Require Venire to Appear in Courthouse Supplemental Filing in Support of Defendant's Motion for Complete Bifurcation
06/02/08	Motion for Access Motion in Limine Further Submission Concerning Witnesses State's Motion in Limine Seeking to Exclude the Out-of Courts Statements of Robin Knight State's Motion in Limine to Admit Evidence of other Bad Acts State's Motion in Limine Seeking to Exclude Exculpatory Out-of-Court Statements made by Defendant State's Motion in Limine Seeking to Exclude References to the Death Penalty State's Response to Defendant's Motion Concerning the Courts Website State's Motion in Limine Seeking to Exclude any Reference to Polygraph Testing State's Motion in Limine Seeking to Exclude any Reference to the Victim's Criminal Record
05/30/08	Objection to Defendant's Motion Concerning Website
05/29/08	Order on Unsealing of State's Ex Parte Motion for Protective Order and Court Order Granting Same (Document Available at the Rockingham County Superior Court Clerk's Office) Order on State's Motion to Reconsider and Clarify Order on Defendant's First Motion to for Supplemental Discovery State's Supplemental Pleading Regarding the Status of the Defendant's Counsel
05/28/08	Defendant's Motion to Clarify Order Defendant's Motion Concerning the Court's Website
05/23/08	Defendant John Brooks' Further Objection to State's Motion to Depose Richard Wright, ESQ. Order on State's Request for Reciprocal Discovery Order on State's Motion to Limit the Duration of Depositions of Michael Benton and Joseph Vrooman Affidavit of Robin Knight
05/22/08	State's Motion to Reconsider State's Objection to Defendant's Motion for Complete Bifurcation
05/21/08	Defendant's Further Response to the State's Motion to Determine Status of Counsel
05/20/08	Order on Defendant's First Motion for Supplemental Discovery
05/19/08	Defense objection to state's motion Defense response to state's motion
05/16/08	Order on State's Motion for Discovery of Expert Notes Order for Supplement Filings Order to Submit Recorded Statements
05/13/08	Defendant's Post-Hearing Memorandum in Support of Motions to Dismiss Indictments
05/12/08	Motion to Bifurcate Wright's Objection to motion to compel
05/09/08	Order on State's Assented-to Motion to Reschedule Hearing State's Notice to the Court Regarding the Unsealing of the Ex Parte Motion for a Protective Order State's Motion for Sealing/Removal of Exhibit from Public File Order on Defendant's Motion to Depose Witness State's Motion to Limit the Duration of Depositions for Michael Benton and Joseph Vrooman Supplemental Memoranda Regarding Penalty Phase Reciprocal Discovery
05/07/08	Order on Redacted Version of the State's Ex Parte Motion Order on Motion to Compel
05/02/08	Response of John A. Brooks to State's Request for Reciprocal Discovery (Penalty Phase) Defendant John Brooks' Objection to State's Motion for Production of Expert Notes (Documents Available at Rockingham County Clerk's Office) Defendant John Brooks' Objection to State's Motion to Compel State's Objection to Defendant's First Motion for Supplemental Discovery State's Assented-to Motion to Re-Schedule Hearing State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Depose
04/23/08	Defendant's Motion to Depose Witnesses Defendant's First Motion for Supplemental Discovery Order on Newspapers of New Hampshire Request for a Vaughn Index And/or a Pleading Index (Unsealed 4/23/08: Documents No. 68, 69, 126, 127, 133, 135, 138, 141.) State's Request for Reciprocal Discovery (Penalty Phase)
04/22/08	State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictments 07-S-1028 & 08-S-580 State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictments Nos. 07-S-1031 & 08-S-582 State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictments No. 08-S-581 State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Failure of Superseding Indictments to Charge and Offense Punishable by Death
04/21/08	Defendant John Brooks' Corrected Response to State's Motion to Determine Status of Counsel and Depose Counsel
04/18/08	State's Motion to Compel State's Request for Discovery State's Response to Defendant's Objection to Motion to Determine Status of Counsel
04/14/08	Defendant's Response to Request by Newspapers of New Hampshire for Vaughn Index and/or Pleading Index Defendant's Response #2: To Requested Disclosure of Pleadings Filed Under Seal
04/10/08	Order on State's Motion to Determine Status of Counsel and to Depose Counsel
04/09/08	Entry of Not Guilty Plea and Wavier of Arraignment
04/07/08	Motion to dismiss indictment 08-S-581 Motion to dismiss indictments 07-S-1028 and 08-S-580 Motion to dismiss indictments 07-1031 and 08-S-582 Motion to dismiss/superceding capital murder indictments
04/04/08	Request for Index
03/31/08	Defendant John Brooks' Response to State's Motion to Determine Status of Counsel and Despose Counsel
03/24/08	Joint Motion Concerning Deadlines for Pleadings Concerning the Sufficiency of the Indictments
03/12/08	Motion to Extend Deadline for Disclosure of Mental Health or Related Experts and Discovery of Mental Heath Defenses and Request for Expedited Ruling State's Motion to Determine Status of Counsel and to Depose Counsel
03/07/08	Indictments returned March 5, 2008: First degree murder (Docket No. 08-S-583) Conspiracy to commit capital murder (Docket No. 08-S-582) Capital murder (08-S-581) Capital murder (08-S-580)
03/05/08	State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment No. 07-S-1028 State's Objection to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment No. 07-S-1031
03/03/08	Joint motion to revise schedule
02/28/08	Motion to Extend Deadline for Disclosure of Mental Health or Related Experts and Discovery of Mental Health Defenses and Request for Expedited Ruling
02/27/08	Joint Motion to Revise Motions Schedule
02/20/08	Notice of Appearance Order on Newspapers of New Hampshire's Motion to Unseal Order on Defendant's Motion for Disclosure of Photographic Identification Procedure
02/13/08	Notice of Appearance
02/12/08	State's Response to Motion Unseal Order on State's Motion to Clarify and/or Reconsider and Partial Motion to Stay Discovery Order of 1/22/08 Defendant's Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Objection to Motion to Unseal Pleadings
02/08/08	Order on defendant's motion to dismiss death penalty sentencing scheme Response to Motion to Clarify Opposition to Motion to Unseal
02/04/08	Defendant's motion to dismiss indictment No.07-S-1028. Defendant's motion to dismiss No. 07-S-1031.
02/01/08	State's Motion to clarify
01/31/08	Newspapers of New Hampshire Motion to Unseal State's Motion to Substitute Indictments
01/30/08	State's Partial Objection to Defendant's Motion for Disclosure of Photographic Identification Procedure
01/22/08	Order on Defendant's Omnibus Motion to Compel Discovery Defendant's Further Notice Concerning State's Failure to Comply with Its Discover Obligations State's Notice to the Court State's Supplementary Objection to the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Death Penalty State's Corrected Supplementary Objection to the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Death Penalty State's Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty State's Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty Amended Notice of Defenses Order on State's Motion for Handwriting Exemplars
01/17/08	Notice of Appearance Affidavit of Martin F. Murphy Defendant's Objection to Motion for Handwriting Exemplars & Request for Oral Argument Reply Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss NH Death Penalty Sentencing Scheme Motion for Disclosure of Photographic Identification Procedure
01/16/08	Notice of Appearance
01/14/08	Defendant's Motion to Seal Defendant's First Submission Regarding Specific Law Enforcement Entities Potentially Possessing Favorable Information
01/11/08	Order on State's Motion to Strike Notice of Defenses
01/10/08	Notice of withdrawal
01/09/08	Notice of Decision Concerning Deadline for Defense Forensic Expert Disclosures Notice of Appearance
01/08/08	Joint Motion Concerning Deadline for Defense Forensic Expert Disclosures Amended Request for Rulings on Defendant's Motion to Compel
01/07/08	State's Motion for Handwriting Exemplars State's Objection to Motion to Dismiss the Death Penalty Sentencing Scheme as Facially Unconstitutional
12/21/07	Defendant John A. Brooks' Notice of Filing Separate Action Defendant's Objection to Motion to Strike of Defenses
12/19/07	State's Objection to Defendant's Omnibus Motion For Discovery
12/12/07	Defense motion to dismiss death penalty sentencing scheme as unconstitutional (corrected). Dec.7 filing withdrawn.
12/10/07	State's motion to strike
12/05/07	Defendant's Omnibus Motion to Compel Discovery and Request for Hearing Entry of Not Guilty Plea and Waiver of Arraignment
11/30/07	Order on request for reconsideration
11/29/07	Order on request for extension of time
11/28/07	State's Assented-to Expedited Request for Extension of Time to File Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty
11/13/07	Superior Court: Jail Arraignments
11/09/07	Notice of Defenses Indictment: 07-S-2886 Indictment: 07-S-2885
11/02/07	Assented to Motion for Leave
09/21/07	Amended scheduling order
09/06/07	Status Conference Notice
09/05/07	Change of Address of Counsel
08/31/07	Case Reassignment Order
08/20/07	Change in Scheduling order
08/10/07	Scheduling order
08/09/07	Joint agreement/request for separate trial
08/07/07	Motion for speedy trial Defendant's post-hearing memo
08/03/07	State's Argument in Support of Proposed Scheduling Order
08/02/07	Defendant's Reply in Support of Proposed Trial Date State's Proposed Scheduling Order
08/01/07	State's Proposed Scheduling Order
07/30/07	Defendant's proposed scheduling order
07/27/07	Assented to motion for counsel
06/28/07	Order on motion to compel
06/25/07	State's response to motion to compel
06/20/07	Defendant's motion to compel
06/14/07	Notice of Hearing Defendant's assented-to motion for continuance
05/16/07	Scheduling notice Docket Nos. 07-S-1028-1031 Assented to Motion for Counsel: Docket Nos. 07-S-1028-1031
05/08/07	Indictments Capital Murder/Criminal soliciting; Docket No. 07-S-1028 Capital Murder; Docket No. 07-S-1029 First Degree Murder; Docket No. 07-S-1030 Conspiracy to Commit; Docket No. 07-S-1031

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