Criminal
Oct. 5, 2016
New law makes withholding evidence a felony for prosecutors
The State Bar's board has also adopted a new rule requiring disclosure of exculpatory evidence.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A newly signed law, effective in California courtrooms at the start of 2017, makes it a felony for prosecutors to intentionally and in bad faith withhold or alter exculpatory evidence.
Previously, it was a misdemeanor for a prosecutor to falsify or withhold evidence that could negate the guilt of the accused.
Meanwhile, the State Bar's Board of Trustees on Saturday adopted a new ethical rul...
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