Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 4, 2015
State could soon impose ethics rule on prosecutors
California is the only state that does not impose an ethical obligation on criminal prosecutors to turn over exculpatory evidence to the defense. That could change relatively soon.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Of all the states in the nation, California is the only one that does not impose an ethical obligation on criminal prosecutors to turn over exculpatory evidence to the defense.
That could change soon.
Acting on a suggestion from Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, a new State Bar panel tasked with rewriting the bar's attorney ethics rules is beginning to consider a rule that could ...
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