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Committee clears bill to require state disclosure of inculpatory, exculpatory or neutral evidence to criminal defendants
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 27, 2019
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Summary
Senate Bill 579 would statutorily require the state to disclose to criminal defendants evidence in its possession whether inculpatory, exculpatory, or neutral; proponents said the statutory clarity is needed despite court rules, while prosecutors’ representatives said existing court rules already cover discovery obligations.
Senator Clark introduced SB 579 to require disclosure of evidence in the possession of the state to criminal defendants where evidence is inculpatory, exculpatory, or neither, and for other purposes.…
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