a. The Commonwealth shall file with the Court, a copy of the discoverable portion of the contents of the Prosecutor's file for the use and inspection of the Defendant, within fourteen (14) days of arraignment. In the event the Commonwealth withholds any material contents in its file, under a claim of same being non-discoverable, the Commonwealth shall state so in writing, at the time the Prosecutor's file contents are filed with the Court. Upon written motion by the Defense, the Court will consider whether the Prosecutor shall release the requested information.

b. The Commonwealth shall include in its Discovery, all information in its possession or control, including the information contained in RCr 2.24 and RCr 2.26.

c. Upon Defense motion, pursuant to RCr 5.16(3), the Commonwealth shall provide the Defendant's counsel a duplicate of any mechanical recording relating to the indictment testimony taken before the Grand Jury.

d. The Commonwealth remains under a continual order to file any supplemental material. All supplemental material must be filed by the Trial Management Conference. All supplemental material and information that could have reasonably been ascertained prior to the Trial Management Conference, that is filed after the Trial Management Conference, will not be permitted to come into evidence except upon leave of the Court for good cause shown.

a. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall provide to the Defendant, a recommendation of disposition of the case by filing in the Court record, “Commonwealth's Offer on a Plea of Guilty”, AOC Form 491.1, within fourteen (14) days of filing the Commonwealth's Discovery. Defense Counsel will discuss with the Defendant, the Commonwealth's Offer, prior to the Trial Management Conference and be prepared to respond thereto. Should the Defendant accept the proposal, at the Trial Management Conference, Defense Counsel shall submit to the Court, “Motion to Enter Guilty Plea,” form AOC-491, or other applicable forms, signed by the Defendant, and Defense Counsel. If the Defendant fails to accept the proposed disposition, the Court will then set the case for trial as soon as possible.

a. The Defendant, by and through Defense Counsel, may request, by written motion, additional discovery or seek the Court's assistance in obtaining other relief to which he/she may be entitled. Any motions for additional discovery must be very specific and not general in nature. The Court will summarily overrule broad motions for discovery.

b. If the Defendant desires a duplicate of any mechanical recording relating to the indictment testimony taken before the Grand Jury, Defense Counsel shall make an oral request for same to the Commonwealth's Attorney. If the Commonwealth has not responded within two (2) weeks, Defense Counsel may move the Court for same.

c. If the Defendant desires to inspect evidence that has been listed in Commonwealth's Discovery as being in safekeeping with a law enforcement agency, then Defense Counsel shall give reasonable notice to the agency where the evidence is located, of his/her intent to inspect. Defense Counsel shall inspect, photocopy or otherwise copy said evidence in the presence of a law enforcement agency official or its designate, during reasonable business hours as may be agreed upon.

a. In the event a defense attorney files an ex parte motion to appoint an expert, the court shall conduct an ex parte hearing on the record to determine if it is appropriate to order the appointment of an expert, in accordance with KRS 31.185.

b. If the court determines that the appointment of the expert witness is appropriate, then the court shall enter an appropriate order. The defending attorney shall, in writing, notice the court and the Commonwealth thirty (30) days prior to trial of the defending attorney's intent to call the expert as a witness.