Does the prosecution have to disclose to the defense the substance of statement at the time it was made?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Farias, E060754 (Cal. App. 2015):

The prosecution was required to disclose the information as soon as the information came to light, to permit the defense to either request a continuance (see People v. Verdugo (2010) 50 Cal.4th 263, 281 (Verdugo) [prosecutor told defense about substance of statement at the time it was made, the trial court stopped direct examination of the witness and granted the defense a continuance to prepare for cross-examination]), or to seek exclusion of the evidence outside the presence of the jury.

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