alibi-notice

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

1. Charging documents — indictment/information with dates, times, location of alleged offense
2. Alibi details — defendant's actual location(s) with full addresses during relevant period
3. Alibi witnesses — legal names, addresses, phone numbers, expected testimony
4. Corroborating evidence — receipts, surveillance, GPS data, access logs, timestamped records
5. Jurisdictional rules — Fed. R. Crim. P. 12.1 vs. state equivalent; filing deadline trigger (arraignment, indictment, or court order)
6. 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