Court rule 7:7-5. Pretrial Procedure

Court rule 7:7-5. Pretrial Procedure

• (a) Pretrial Conference. At any time after the filing of the complaint, the court may order one or more conferences with the parties to consider the results of negotiations between them relating to a proposed plea, discovery, or to other matters that will promote a fair and expeditious disposition or trial.  With the consent of the parties or counsel for the parties, the court may permit any pretrial conference to be conducted by means of telephone or video link.
• (b) Pretrial Hearings. The court may conduct hearings to resolve issues relating to the admissibility of statements by defendant, pretrial identifications of defendant, and sound recordings at any time prior to trial. Upon a showing of good cause, hearings as to the admissibility of other evidence may also be conducted at any time prior to trial.