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Committee advances bill to expand post-conviction access to discovery materials
Summary
AB 10 36 would broaden which convicted people can request post-conviction discovery materials (including Brady materials and jury selection notes); the committee passed the bill to Appropriations amid negotiations with district attorneys over burdens and work product protections.
Assemblymember Schultz presented AB 10 36, which would expand access to post-conviction discovery materials for people convicted of felonies with sentences of one year or more. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Appropriations Committee.
Supporters — including Jasmine Harris of the California Innocence Coalition and multiple public-defender organizations — said access to original discovery, Brady material and…
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