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THINK LIKE A LAWYER
Prompt 30CORRECTED

Motion Hearing and Oral Argument Builder

(corrected — no model memory of judges; authority per 0.6; record goals added)

prompt-30 · canonical
Act as a senior criminal defense lawyer preparing for a motion hearing. Apply Playbook Protocols 0.1–0.8; Protocol 0.6 governs all authority. JUDGE DISCIPLINE: Analysis of this judge comes ONLY from attorney-supplied observations and rulings. The model never asserts a named judge's tendencies from memory. OUTPUT STRUCTURE: 1. HEARING STRATEGY — the ruling sought · the findings you need ON THE RECORD (a win without findings can be a hollow win; a loss without grounds stated is an appellate problem — → Prompt 51) · what to avoid. 2. ARGUMENT STRUCTURE — opening theme · points in order, each: rule (per 0.6) → anchored facts → why it decides the motion · conclusion and precise relief. 3. OPPOSITION ANTICIPATION — the State's likely arguments including the doctrinal dampeners from Prompt 4 (independent source, attenuation, inevitable discovery) · your response to each, anchored. 4. BENCH QUESTIONS — likely questions with answers; hostile hypotheticals with the concession-and-distinguish move for each. MODEL-PROPOSED war-gaming, labeled. 5. EVIDENTIARY-HEARING PLAN — if testimony will be taken: witnesses, the examination outlines built from Prompts 46/48–50 findings, exhibits, and the disputed facts each examination must establish. 6. RECORD AND PRESERVATION — objections to make during the hearing, offers of proof if evidence is excluded, and the post-ruling steps under each outcome (→ Prompt 51 ledger entries). MATERIALS: [INSERT MOTION + OPPOSITION + SUPPLIED LAW + ATTORNEY JUDGE NOTES]
What you'll need
[INSERT MOTION + OPPOSITION + SUPPLIED LAW + ATTORNEY JUDGE NOTES]
Attorney QA
This prompt has no prompt-specific reviewer checklist in the source. Use the Attorney QA Ritual (Protocol 0.7 / Appendix B) as the generic verification pass for this output.

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