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Judge grants suppression and dismissal motions across dozens of infractions after incomplete discovery responses
Summary
During the April 7, 2025 calendar, the court granted multiple defense motions under discovery rule 3.1(b), suppressing evidence and dismissing cases where prosecutors' discovery responses were incomplete or missing.
The Lake Forest Park municipal judge granted a wave of suppression-and-dismissal motions on April 7, 2025, after defense lawyers told the court prosecutors had provided incomplete discovery in multiple matters.
Why it matters: Defendants and their counsel successfully argued the city’s discovery responses were insufficient under the infraction discovery rules (several defense attorneys cited the court’s 3.1 process), and the court repeatedly granted motions to suppress evidence and dismiss cases when discovery…
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