| name | alibi-notice |
| title | Notice of Alibi Defense |
| description | Drafts a Notice of Alibi Defense under Fed. R. Crim. P. 12.1 or state equivalents. Triggers on alibi notice drafting, alibi defense filing, Rule 12.1 disclosure, or pre-trial criminal defense notice tasks. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/alibi-notice |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | criminal |
| language | en |
| tags | ["drafting","litigation","pleading"] |
Notice of Alibi Defense
Generates a Rule 12.1-compliant alibi notice satisfying prosecution disclosure obligations while preserving defense strategy.
Required Inputs
- Charging documents — indictment/information with dates, times, location of alleged offense
- Alibi details — defendant's actual location(s) with full addresses during relevant period
- Alibi witnesses — legal names, addresses, phone numbers, expected testimony
- Corroborating evidence — receipts, surveillance, GPS data, access logs, timestamped records
- Jurisdictional rules — Fed. R. Crim. P. 12.1 vs. state equivalent; filing deadline trigger (arraignment, indictment, or court order)
- Local formatting rules — font, spacing, margins, e-filing requirements
Document Sections
1. Court Caption
Standard criminal caption: court name, case number, defendant name (matching charging documents), prosecuting entity, document title ("Notice of Alibi Defense").
2. Introductory Statement
State defendant's full name, intent to present alibi defense, controlling rule citation, offense date/time as charged, core assertion (not present at crime scene), and good-faith compliance statement.
3. Alibi Specification
For each location:
| Field | Detail |
|---|
| Date/time range | Full charged period with margins |
| Location | Full address, building/business name, suite, city, state, ZIP |
| Activities | Sequence of defendant's actions at location |
| Corroboration | Timestamped receipts, card transactions, surveillance, GPS, access logs |
Specificity standard: "Riverside Bistro, 847 Waterfront Drive, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97204, reservation 7:30 PM, departed ~9:45 PM" — not "a restaurant."
4. Alibi Witness Disclosure
Per witness: full legal name, current address, phone/email (per local practice), relationship to defendant or location, concise expected testimony summary. Organize chronologically or by location.
Include supplementation reservation preserving the right to identify additional witnesses through continuing investigation.
5. Reciprocal Discovery Demand
Demand under Rule 12.1(b) (or state equivalent) that prosecution disclose within rule timeframe (14 days federal):
- Rebuttal witness names, addresses, expected testimony
