What are the principles used to deter the police from purposefully denying the accused the benefit of evidence that is otherwise exculpatory?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castaneda, A156689 (Cal. App. 2020):
"The due process principles invoked by defendant are primarily intended to deter the police from purposefully denying an accused the benefit of evidence that is in their possession and known to be exculpatory." (People v. Webb (1993) 6 Cal.4th 494, 519-520, citing Youngblood, supra, 488 U.S. at
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