Discovery
Defendants are entitled to particular information and evidence related to their
case, collectively called discovery. Discovery includes a defendant's statements,
photographs or drawings, inspection of property obtained from the defendant,
any tapes which the prosecutor intends to introduce at trial, exculpatory evidence
(so-called Brady material) and the calibration of instruments in vehicle and
traffic prosecutions. The prosecution is also required to turn over all
prior recorded statements of their witnesses (so-called Rosario material). This
includes police complaint forms, the officer's memo book, witness statements
and many other varied forms of police and district attorney paperwork.
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