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Community Review Board says police department declined to formalize Rule 16 discovery sharing; DA may provide materials case‑by‑case
Summary
The board reported a meeting with the police department and the district attorney about a proposed agreement to share Rule 16 materials; the department said it is not legally required to share discovery and would not sign a formal agreement, though the district attorney may share materials on a case-by-case basis.
The Community Review Board reported that efforts to secure a formal agreement with the police department to share Rule 16 discovery materials stalled after a June meeting with police leadership and the district attorney’s office.
Board members and staff said they brought a draft Rule 16 access agreement — described at the meeting as a Rule 16/DAMOU arrangement — to discussions with the police department, but the department declined to sign a formalized agreement. The…
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