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ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES INTERNAL MEMO PERTAINING TO DISCOVERY GUIDELINES TO BE FOLLOWED BY PROSECUTORS

Filed under: Criminal Law, News Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ January 6, 2010

TWO DAYS AGO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUED TWO INTERNAL MEMOS TO FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OUTLINING PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF DISCOVERY. THE MEMOS ARE FULL OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USEFUL TO CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE: Justice Sutherland’s observations regarding the role of a prosecutor are as […]

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