Amendment and Substitution

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1. What is the general Rule110 Section14 approach before plea?
2. What is ordinarily permitted after plea and during trial?
3. Before plea, an amendment would downgrade the charge or exclude an accused. What safeguards does Section14 require?
4. After plea, the prosecution calls an amendment formal, but it changes the essential accusation and prejudices the defen…
5. A pre-plea motion seeks to remove one accused. The prosecutor argues that because no plea exists, notice to the offende…
6. Before judgment it becomes manifest that the wrong offense was charged and the accused cannot be convicted of that char…
7. The prosecution seeks a midtrial amendment adding a new essential allegation that defeats the defense prepared to the o…
8. Compare pre-plea and post-plea amendment under Rule110 Section14.
9. Explain the safeguards for a pre-plea amendment excluding an accused.
10. Distinguish permissible correction from substitution when the wrong offense was charged.
11. In Rule110 Section14’s substitution setting, may the court require witnesses to give bail for trial appearance?
12. Must the order on a pre-plea downgrade or exclusion motion state the court’s reasons?