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You make a valid point that this places additional burdens on defense. However, I feel like such openness is still better than allowing prosecutors to cherry-pi
by delinka 8y ago
You make a valid point that this places additional burdens on defense. However, I feel like such openness is still better than allowing prosecutors to cherry-pick information to provide, or "accidentally" leave out a chunk of data, or require repeated specific motions to request each detail as the defense becomes aware of it.
- mikeyouse 8y agoOne benefit of the "old" way is that if the prosecution omits evidence, it can be grounds for an appeal. If the defense skips something, there's no grounds and they're just out of luck.