PRE-TRIAL DISCLOSURE AND MARKING OF EXHIBITS

(a) Disclosures and exhibits . When a pre-trial is held, except as and to the extent otherwise ordered by the court: (1) Each party shall disclose the theory of the party's case, including the basic facts that the party intends to prove and the names and addresses of all witnesses that the party intends to call. (2) Each party shall disclose to all others and permit examination of all exhibits which are in the party's possession or under the party's control and which the party intends to offer in evidence at the trial. (3) Unless so disclosed, no exhibits required to be disclosed by paragraph (2) shall be received in evidence at the trial over objection unless the court finds that there was reasonable ground for failing to disclose such exhibits prior to trial. (4) All exhibits required to be disclosed by paragraph (2), and any other exhibits as may be requested by counsel presenting the same, shall be marked for identification prior to the trial. Unless otherwise ordered, exhibits for the plaintiffs in civil proceedings and the State in criminal proceedings are designated in numerical order; exhibits for any defendant are designated in alphabetical order. (b) Effect of pre-trial order . The pre-trial order shall supersede the pleadings where there is any conflict; and shall supplement the pleadings in all other respects. (Amended February 8, 1996, effective April 1, 1996.)