m00c0w
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3-1.12 is regarding prosecutorial misconduct?The prosecution does in fact have a duty to disclose all exculpatory information, whether or not he/she feels it is material/relevant.
This is covered not only by Brady, but also our professional rules of responsibility.
See 3.1-12: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice/standards/ProsecutionFunctionFourthEdition/#:~:text=The prosecutor should seek to,persons, including suspects and defendants.
The relevant section from your link says this:
(a) After charges are filed if not before, the prosecutor should diligently seek to identify all information in the possession of the prosecution or its agents that tends to negate the guilt of the accused, mitigate the offense charged, impeach the government’s witnesses or evidence, or reduce the likely punishment of the accused if convicted.
This is the definition of materially exculpatory information under Brady…
Link since it’s not my opinion:
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