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Litigation

Nov. 24, 2015

State Bar board moves ahead with ethics rule for prosecutors

California has moved one step closer to having a rule placing an ethical obligation on criminal prosecutors to turn over exculpatory evidence.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

California has moved one step closer to joining the other 49 states in having a rule that places an ethical obligation on criminal prosecutors to turn over exculpatory evidence to the defense.

On Friday, the State Bar's Board of Trustees approved issuing for public comment a proposed rule that was presented by the agency's Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Profess...

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