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Some state systems have expansively defined Brady material to include many other items, including for example any documents which might reflect negatively on a witness's credibility. [ 12 ] Police officers who have been dishonest are sometimes referred to as "Brady cops."
Prior consistent statements and prior inconsistent statements, in the law of evidence, occur where a witness, testifying at trial, makes a statement that is either consistent or inconsistent, respectively, with a previous statement given at an earlier time such as during a discovery, interview, or interrogation.
Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence of the United States, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual testifying in a trial. The Federal Rules of Evidence contain the rules governing impeachment in US federal courts .
Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the prosecution's failure to inform the jury that a witness had been promised not to be prosecuted in exchange for his testimony was a failure to fulfill the duty to present all material evidence to the jury, and constituted a violation of due process, requiring a new trial. [1]
Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution of the United States, the prosecution must turn over to a criminal defendant any significant evidence in its possession that suggests the defendant is not guilty (exculpatory evidence).
The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion November 30 saying Marsy's Law does not grant police officers anonymity when they use deadly force.
A new state law set the stage for ending the state’s 21 panels. In essence, civilians in Florida will no longer be able to complain about alleged police brutality outside of the department’s ...
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