In what circumstances will the prosecutor obtain a copy of a defense document from a defendant's cell?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Poe, 145 Cal.App.3d 574, 193 Cal.Rptr. 479 (Cal. App. 1983):
In the subsequent case of People v. Towler (1982) 31 Cal.3d 105, 181 Cal.Rptr. 391, 641 P.2d 1253, the prosecutor personally seized a handwritten document from the defendant's jail cell. The document was a "synopsis" of the defense which the defendant had prepared at his attorney's request.
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