BRADY LIST
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L.A. SHERIFF BARRED FROM DISCLOSING BRADY LIST NAMES TO PROSECUTORS
Author: Robert Rabe On March 24, 2017, our law firm filed an amicus curiae brief in the above-referenced case in support of the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS), on behalf of the Riverside Sheriffs’ Association (RSA), the Los Angeles Police...
“BRADY LIST” ARGUMENT IN SUPREME COURT
Author: Muna Busailah, Esq. The California Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on June 5, 2019. The case concerns whether the LASD’s disclosure of a “Brady list” or providing a “Brady alert” to the LA District Attorney’s office would violate Pitchess. Put...
“BRADY LIST” DISCLOSURE HELD PERMISSIBLE
By: Muna Busailah The California Supreme Court’s unanimous decision held that LASO’s “sharing with prosecutors the fact that an officer, who is a potential witness in a pending criminal prosecution, may have relevant exonerating or impeaching material in that...
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