Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 25, 2015
Brady's self-help exception
The sooner the courts can help themselves to a clearer "self-help" doctrine under Brady, the better off prosecutors and defendants will both be.
2nd Appellate District, Division 5
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Presiding Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
Last month, the California Supreme Court decided People v. Superior Court (Johnson), 61 Cal. 4th 696 (2015).
Johnson presented the question: Does a prosecutor have access to the personnel records of law enforcement officers working on a case for purposes of reviewing whether those records contain impeachment evidence that she is obligated to disclose to the defense under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)? This is an issue ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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