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California Courts of Appeal

Mar. 27, 2013

Prosecutors riled over pro-defense appellate decisions

Two state appellate decisions requiring prosecutors to disclose all evidence potentially favorable to the defense far earlier than has been customary has district attorneys riled.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Prosecutors are riled over two state appellate decisions requiring them to disclose all evidence potentially favorable to the defense earlier than has been customary.


The decisions could significantly increase prosecutors' workload by obligating them to perform exhaustive reviews of evidence in nearly every criminal case, even though the vast majority of them never go to trial, prosecutors and leg...

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