In what circumstances will a prosecutor fail to disclose documents to the defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Alvarez, F064349 (Cal. App. 2016):
In United States v. Chapman, supra, 524 F.3d 1073, the prosecutor failed to disclose approximately 650 pages of documents to the defense, which came to light during the third week of trial. (Id. at pp. 1078-1079.) The trial court declared a mistrial.
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