Broderick
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Question about the doc dumps. First of all... why are they coming out at all? Why are the records in this case being made public in big chunks? Are they being made public when they're released to defense as discovery? If so, how can prosecutors hold certain documents back (i.e. interviews with Annie, etc?) And how do we know beforehand that one is coming in a few days?
The sunshine laws as they are called in Florida allow for evidence released as discovery to be made available to the public. If evidence is still being investigated it can be withheld until such time the investigation into said evidence is completed. Why the defense has to motion for release all the time has me baffled, and why certain things like interviews show up upon motion from the defense. The FBI is not beholden to the Sunshine laws and if they are still putting together final reports, OCSO has to wait to then investigate before the discovery is released and I think part of that is the reason for holding up certain information.
JMO. I am not an expert on Florida law.