THERE WERE SEVERAL MOTIONS FILED LEADING UP TO WEDNESDAY'S PRE TRIAL MOTIONS

BUT FIRST, A QUICK RECAP OF WHO AND WHY EACH OFFICIAL IS IN THE MIDST OF A LEGAL BATTLE:

MAYOR WILL ARMSTRONG FACES TWO COUNTS, MISUSE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY.

VICTORIA POLICE CHIEF BRUCE URE, LIEUTENANT RALPH BUENTELLO AND FORMER CITY ATTORNEY DAVID SMITH FACE SIMILAR CHARGES.

THE FIRST INDICTMENT FOR EACH IS A MULTI COUNT INDICTMENT...

-MISUSE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION

-TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS

-OFFICIAL OPPRESSION

-AND CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY

AND A SEPARATE INDICTMENT CHARGING EACH PERSON WITH AGGRAVATED PERJURY.

NOW, FAST FORWARD BACK TO WEDNESDAY... TWO MOTIONS TOPPED THE PRIORITY LIST WHEN STANDING BEFORE JUDGE ROBERT CHESHIRE.

EACH DEFENSE ATTORNEY FILED A MOTION TO QUASH THEIR CLIENTS INDICTMENT, IN SIMPLE TERMS, THROWING OUT THE DOCUMENT THAT LISTS WHAT THEIR CLIENT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH.

"There's a number of problems with the indictment, you have to remember the legal theory behind an indictment is to that when the government accuses a citizen of a crime, that that person understands what the government is saying." Police Chief Bruce Ure's Defense Attorney Greg Cagle said.

CAGLE SAYS THE INDICTIMENT IS SO VAGUE THAT IT DOESN'T PIN POINT WHAT HIS CLIENT IS ACCUSED OF.

AND SECONDLY, FILED BY EACH ATTORNEY, WAS A MOTION REQUESTING VICTORIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVE TYLER OPEN HIS FILES AND RELEASE, EVIDENCE, REPORTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION, TO THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SO THAT THEY CAN PREPARE. AT THIS POINT D-A STEVE TYLER IS RELUCTANT TO SHARES HIS FILES FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

"We filed our motions asking for discovery, asking the court to in essence order them (the District Attorney's Office) to give us certain items. He (Steve Tyler) says we're being too vague and we're not being specific enough in what we're wanting. That's the age old question, how do you ask for something if don't know it's in existence." Lt. Ralph Buentello's Defense Attorney Scot Courtney said.

NOW, JUDGE CHESHIRE SAYS THAT HE'LL LOOK OVER EACH MOTION AND RULE ON THEM BY FRIDAY AUGUST FIRST.

THESE FOUR MEN ARE ACCUSED OF ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL MISCONDUCT REGARDING THEIR INVESTIGATION AND PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS SURROUNDING THE MICHAEL RATCLIFF CASE.

RATCLIFF IS THE FORMER VICTORIA COUNTY SHERIFF CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A TEENAGE BOY.