52 prompts · v1.0 Canonical Master
Criminal Defense AI Prompt Library
Record-grounded prompts for every stage of a criminal defense case — browse by litigation stage below, or jump straight to the problem you’re solving.
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Quick contradiction spotting
FS-1: Quick Inconsistency Finder
Fast witness map
FS-2: Quick Witness List
Case assessment for a meeting
FS-3: Quick Strengths and Weaknesses
To find impeachment material
FS-4: Quick Impeachment Setup
Exhibit introduction help
FS-5: Quick Exhibit Foundation
Motion argument help
FS-6: Quick Motion Argument Summary
Cross focus
FS-7: Quick Cross-Examination Objectives
To handle bad facts
FS-8: Quick Bad Fact Damage Control
Hearsay prep
FS-9: Quick Hearsay Objection and Response
Closing point organization
FS-10: Quick Closing Points from Testimony
Objection response
FS-11: Quick Objection Response Builder
To establish what the record even is
Prompt 0: Corpus Manifest
Comprehensive case organization
Prompt 1: Initial Case Assessment
Missing / should-exist evidence
Prompt 9: Evidence Expectation Ledger
Defense theory development
Prompts 10–12
How statements evolved over time
Prompt 46: Statement Lineage
Fourth Amendment reconstructions
Prompts 48–50
Cross-examination planning
Prompts 20–22
Motion drafting
Prompts 28–30
Client counseling
Prompts 32–36
Preserving error at trial
Prompt 51: Preservation Ledger
Specialized case analysis
Prompts 39–45
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PART I — CASE INTAKE, CONTROL, AND EVIDENCE TRIAGE
CHAPTER 0: RECORD FOUNDATION
CHAPTER 1: CASE CONTROL
| 1 | Initial Case Assessment | CORRECTED |
| 2 | Strengths and Weaknesses Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 3 | Prosecution Theory Assessment | CORRECTED |
| 4 | Case Dependency and Failure-Cascade Analysis | STRUCTURAL REWRITE |
| 5 | Witness Identification and Relevance Map | CORRECTED |
| 6 | Initial Trial Control Plan | CORRECTED |
CHAPTER 2: EVIDENCE TRIAGE
| 7 | Evidence Reliability and Importance Assessment | REWRITTEN |
| 8 | Proof Versus Claim Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 9 | Evidence Expectation Ledger (“Should-Exist” Analysis) | REPLACED IN PLACE |
PART II — DEFENSE THEORY, TIMELINE, INVESTIGATION, AND FORENSICS
CHAPTER 3: DEFENSE THEORY
| 10 | Defense Theory Development from the Evidence Record | CORRECTED |
| 11 | Defense Theory Stress Test | CORRECTED |
| 12 | Final Defense Theory Selection | CORRECTED |
CHAPTER 4: TIMELINE
| 13 | Master Timeline Reconstruction | REWRITTEN |
| 14 | Timeline Contradiction Analysis | CORRECTED |
CHAPTER 5: INVESTIGATION
| 15 | Investigation Reconstruction and Scope Assessment | CORRECTED |
| 16 | Investigation Failure Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 17 | Interview Contamination and Information-Provenance Analysis | REPLACED IN PLACE |
CHAPTER 6: FORENSICS
PART III — TRIAL PREPARATION AND COURTROOM EXECUTION
CHAPTER 7: CROSS-EXAMINATION AND IMPEACHMENT
CHAPTER 8: WITNESS PREPARATION AND DIRECT EXAMINATION
CHAPTER 9: VOIR DIRE
CHAPTER 10: OPENING, CLOSING, AND VISUAL ADVOCACY
| 25 | Opening Statement Strategy and Draft Builder | CORRECTED |
| 26 | Closing Argument Strategy and Draft Builder | REWRITTEN |
| 27 | Closing Argument Slide Draft Builder | CORRECTED |
PART IV — MOTIONS, HEARINGS, AND LEGAL RESEARCH
| 28 | Motion Issue Identification | CORRECTED |
| 29 | Motion Draft Builder | CORRECTED |
| 30 | Motion Hearing and Oral Argument Builder | CORRECTED |
| 31 | Rule 412 / MRE 412 Issue Analysis and Motion Builder | CORRECTED |
PART V — CLIENT DECISIONS, SENTENCING, AND CASE COMMAND
CHAPTER 11: PLEA, TRIAL, AND CLIENT RISK
| 32 | Plea Versus Trial Decision Analysis | REWRITTEN |
| 33 | Client Risk and Exposure Explanation | CORRECTED |
CHAPTER 12: CLIENT TESTIMONY
| 34 | Client Testimony Decision Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 35 | Client Direct Examination / Testimony Preparation | CORRECTED |
| 36 | Government Cross of Client Simulation | CORRECTED |
CHAPTER 13: SENTENCING AND CASE SUMMARY
| 37 | Sentencing and Mitigation Strategy + Memorandum Builder | REWRITTEN |
| 38 | Master Defense Case File Summary | CORRECTED |
PART VI — SPECIALIZED CASE MODULES
| 39 | Sexual Assault Case Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 40 | Child Sexual Abuse and Delayed Disclosure Case Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 41 | Domestic Violence and Relationship-Based Violence Case Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 42 | Digital Crimes Case Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 43 | Fraud / Financial Intent Case Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 44 | Conspiracy / Agreement Case Analysis | CORRECTED |
| 45 | Homicide Case Analysis | CORRECTED |