Criminal
Dec. 23, 2000
Delayed Disclosure
The statute requires that the judge consider using less drastic alternatives and weigh whether the discovery violations were willful.
When the judge presiding over the trial of the four Rampart police officers barred the prosecution from using several witnesses because they were disclosed to the defense too late, the question came to mind: Could a judge lawfully do that? A review of California's criminal discovery rules shows...
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