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CRM 500-999

633. Suggested Form of Demand for Disclosure of Alibi Defense

Demand for Disclosure of Alibi Defense

To: [Defendant]

Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 12.1, you are hereby informed that at o'clock a.m./p.m. on [day] of [month], 199 , at [street address or other particular description], there was committed the crime of , with which you are charged by [indictment or information]. Demand is hereby made upon you to furnish the U.S. Attorney with a written notice of your intention to offer a defense of alibi within 10 days of this demand.

In the event that you intend to offer a defense of alibi, demand is also made upon you to disclose the specific place or places you claim to have been at the time of the offense, and the names and addresses of the witnesses upon whom you intend to rely to establish such an alibi.

[cited in JM 9-18.000]