Discovery

• Author: Paul Burglin/Barry Simons/Ed Kuwatch
• Pages: 315-428

DISCOVERY

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CHAPTER 5

DISCOVERY

§5:10 PROPOSITION 115

§5:11 Constitutionality and Applicability

§5:12 Other Statutory Discovery Schemes Remain

§5:20 DIRECT DISCOVERY FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT

§5:21 CHP Publications

§5:22 Getting the Police Report

§5:22.1 Prior to Client Retaining You

§5:22.2 After Being Retained

§5:22.3 Obtaining Traff‌ic Collision Reports in DUI Accident Cases

§5:23 Criminal History Record Information (Rap Sheets)

§5:23.1 State Criminal History Records to Defense Attorneys

§5:23.2 Local Criminal History Records to Defense Attorneys

§5:23.3 CHP Criminal History Records to Defense Attorneys

§5:23.4 State and Local Criminal History Records to Individuals

§5:23.5 Local Court Records Online

§5:23.6 FBI Criminal History Records to Individuals

§5:23.7 Expungement of Criminal History Record Information

§5:23.8 Rap Sheets on Cops

§5:24 Form 5-2: Jury Instruction—Biased Cop Refused to Discuss Case With Defense Attorney

§5:30 GENERAL DISCOVERY PROVISIONS

§5:31 Informal Request Starts 15-Day Deadline Running

§5:32 Separate 30-Day Deadline Prior to Trial

§5:33 Right to Pre-Preliminary Hearing Discovery for PC §1538.5 Motions

§5:34 Identif‌ication Required When Interviewing Witnesses

§5:35 Costs of Obtaining Discovery

§5:40 DISCOVERY FROM THE DEFENSE

§5:41 Applicability; Constitutionality

§5:42 An Unsettled Area of Law

§5:43 Don’t Be Overly Cooperative

§5:44 What Need Not Be Provided to Prosecution

§5:44.1 Defense Files

§5:44.2 Almost No Statements of the Defendant

§5:44.3 No Discovery of Prosecution Witnesses’ Statements

§5:44.4 Nothing Additional From Attorney

§5:44.5 No Core Work Product

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§5:44.6 Information Not in Defendant’s Possession

§5:45 What Must Be Provided

§5:45.1 Duty to Obtain Discoverable Information

§5:45.2 What PC §1054.3 Requires

§5:45.3 “Intends to Call as Witnesses at Trial”

§5:45.4 Written and Oral Statements Must Be Disclosed; Manner of Disclosure

§5:45.5 Discovery from Defense Experts

§5:45.6 Nontestimonial Evidence

§5:46 In-Camera Hearing

§5:50 DISCOVERY FROM THE PROSECUTION

§5:51 Be Highly Skeptical

§5:52 What Need Not Be Provided

§5:52.1 Witnesses that Won’t Be Called

§5:52.2 Evidence Not in Prosecutor’s Possession

§5:52.3 Good Cause to Deny Victim and Witness Information

§5:52.4 Restrictions on Defense Disclosure of Victim and Witness Information

§5:52.5 Defense Has Right to Discuss Witness’s Testimony

§5:52.6 Privileges and Exemptions; In-Camera Hearing

§5:52.7 No Due Process Right to Inculpatory Evidence

§5:53 What Must Be Provided

§5:53.1 Duty to Obtain Discoverable Information

§5:53.2 What PC §1054.1 Requires

§5:53.3 Peace Off‌icer’s Legal Sourcebook Corrected

§5:53.4 “Favorable” Brady Material

§5:53.5 Brady Applies Prior to Preliminary Hearings

§5:53.6 Motion for New Trial Is Not a Sanction for a Discovery Violation

§5:53.7 Jury Instruction For Intentional Or Knowing Failure To Comply With Brady

§5:53.8 Discovery From Prosecution Experts

§5:53.9 Rebuttal Witnesses

§5:54 Discovery Denial Remedies and Review

§5:54.1 Sanctions

§5:54.2 Civil Rights Action

§5:54.3 Appellate Review

§5:55 Conditional Witness Examination

§5:60 INFORMAL DISCOVERY REQUEST; MOTION FOR COMPLIANCE; SANCTIONS

§5:61 Form 5-3: Informal Request for Discovery From Prosecution

§5:62 Form 5-4: Motion for Discovery Compliance

§5:63 Sanctions for Non-Compliance

§5:63.1 Statutory Provisions

§5:63.2 DA Off‌ice Recusal

§5:63.3 Pretrial Motion Not Needed for Exclusion at Trial

§5:63.4 Exclusion of Witnesses and Evidence

§5:63.5 Continuance

§5:63.6 Jury Instruction

§5:70 CHEMICAL TEST DISCOVERY

§5:71 Reports of Laboratory Def‌iciencies

§5:71.1 Ventura County Crime Lab Conceals Loss of Title 17 License

§5:71.2 Ventura County Crime Lab Concealed Conf‌licting Breath Test Printouts

§5:71.3 Blood Drawn by Non-Qualif‌ied Personnel

§5:71.4 State Auditor Report on Def‌iciencies in 19 Local Labs

§5:71.5 Unlicensed Lab Work Yields 4,700 DMV Suspensions Set Aside

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§5:71.6 State DOJ Crime Labs Spill Their Guts for Increased Funding

§5:71.7 Valley Toxicology Loses License

§5:71.8 Mystery Layoffs in City of Alameda

§5:71.9 Ventura County Crime Lab Fails to Train 35 Cops on Intoxilyzer 5000 EN

§5:71.10 Arizona Intoxilyzer 5000 Discovery Scandal

§5:72 Discovery of Copyrighted Documents

§5:73 Blood and Urine Records

§5:73.1 Blood Collection Kit and Skin Cleanser

§5:73.2 Identity and Qualif‌ications of Person Who Drew Blood

§5:73.3 Chain of Custody From Blood Draw to Lab

§5:73.4 Methods of Lab Analysis, Policies and Procedures

§5:74.5 Diluter and Internal Standard Records

§5:73.6 Documentations of Sampling, Invalid Analyses

§5:73.7 Gas Chromatography (GC) Maintenance and Calibration

§5:73.8 Standards—Preparation/Purchase, Validation, Analysis

§5:73.9 Chromatograms and Run Summary

§5:73.10 Qualit y Control and Standard Logs

§5:73.11 Analyst Qualif‌ications

§5:73.12 Internal Laboratory Studies

§5:73.13 Prof‌iciency Tests

§5:73.14 Audit Findings and Qualit y Assurance Investigations

§5:73.15 Form 5-5: Documents Request

§5:73.16 Form 5-6: Blood/Urine Retest Sample Request Letter

§5:74 Breath Test Records

§5:74.1 Test Result Printout

§5:74.2 Database Results

§5:74.3 Maintenance Records

§5:74.4 Calibration Records

§5:74.5 Operator Training Records

§5:74.6 Lab Methods, Manuals, Policies and Procedures

§5:74.7 Conforming Products List

§5:74.8 Manufacturer’s Litigation Opens Doors

§5:74.9 Arizona Intoxilyzer 5000 Discovery Scandal

§5:74.10 Breath Test Instrument Source Code Discovery

§5:74.11 Form 5-7: Documents Request

§5:74.12 Breath Retest Request

§5:75 Discovery on the Prosecution Expert

§5:75.1 Curriculum Vitae

§5:75.2 Training Records

§5:75.3 Classes and Studies—Internal and External

§5:75.4 Publications and Presentations

§5:75.5 Licensing and Prof‌iciency Testing

§5:75.6 Audits and Quality Assurance Actions

§5:75.7 A Further Discovery Tactic—Internet Research

§5:75.8 Transcripts of Prior Testimony

§5:76 Form 5-8: Letter for Chemical Test Documents

§5:77 Form 5-9: Itemized Request for Discovery Items

§5:80 DISCOVERY BY SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM

§5:81 Challenges to Use for Discovery

§5:81.1 Exempt From Proposition 115

§5:81.2 Not Just a Trial Right

§5:82 When to Use a Subpoena Duces Tecum

§5:83 Procedure for Subpoena Duces Tecum