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Mar. 2, 2018
Quote misstates Brady rule
A March 1 article quotes Chapman University School of Law professor Lawrence Rosenthal as saying that Brady is only relevant if the person is going to be called as a witness.
The March 1 article, "Detective used slur, lawyers say," quotes Chapman University School of Law professor Lawrence Rosenthal as saying that Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), is only relevant if the person is going to be called as a witness.
This is completely wrong. Absolutely incorrect. False. California Penal Code Section 1054.1(e), requires all exculpatory evidence be turned over. That statute pr...
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