California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Valiente, B257032 (Cal. App. 2015):
discredit a witness's testimony "might have changed the outcome of the trial." [Citation.]' Rather, the evidence will be held to be material 'only if there is a reasonable probability that, had the evidence been disclosed to the defense, the result of the proceeding would have been different.'" (People v. Lucas (2014) 60 Cal.4th 153, 274.)
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