Discovery

• Author: Mark G. Daniel/Robert K. Gill
• Pages: 499-536

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Table of Contents

§13:10 The Basics of Discovery

§13:11 No General Right to Discovery

§13:12 Scope of Statutory Discovery

§13:12.1 Statutory Law

§13:12.2 Case Law

§13:13 Defendant’s Burden

§13:13.1 General Points

§13:13.2 Defendant Must Show Good Cause

§13:13.3 Defendant Must Show Materiality

§13:13.4 Defendant Must Show Possession by State

§13:13.5 Defendant Must Be Specific

§13:13.6 Motion Must Be Timely Filed

§13:14 Place and Time of Discovery

§13:15 Open File Policy

§13:16 Form: General Motion for Discovery

§13:20 Particular Types of Evidence

§13:21 Prosecution Witnesses

§13:21.1 Names of Prosecution Witnesses

§13:21.1.1 Form: Defense Motion and State’s Answer

§13:21.2 Records of Prosecution Witnesses

§13:21.2.1 General Points

§13:21.2.2 Form: Motion

§13:21.3 Prosecution Witness Statements

§13:21.3.1 Statute

§13:21.3.2 Prosecutor Must Produce Witness Statements

§13:21.3.3 Other Documents Used by Witness

§13:21.3.4 Form: Motion

§13:21.4 Agreements Made With a Witness

§13:21.4.1 State Must Disclose Promises

§13:21.4.2 Form: Motion

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§13:22 Photographs and Videorecordings

13:22.1 Statutory Law

13:22.2 Case Law

§13:23 Previous Testimony

§13:23.1 Grand Jury Testimony

§13:23.1.1 Defendant Must Show Special Reason or Particularized

Need

§13:23.1.2 Motion for Discovery of Grand Jury Testimony

§13:23.2 Previous Trial Testimony

§13:23.2.1 Defendant’s Previous Trial Testimony

§13:23.2.2 Third-Party Trials

§13:23.2.3 Form: Motions

§13:24 Discovering Informant Evidence

§13:24.1 Statute

§13:24.2 Defeating the State’s Privilege to Withhold Informer’s Identity

§13:24.3 Defendant’s Burden

§13:24.4 Challenging Reliability or Credibility of Informer

§13:24.5 Mechanics of the Rule

§13:24.6 Form: Motions to Reveal Identity

§13:25 Crime Stoppers Information

§13:25.1 Statutes

§13:25.2 Defendant Has a Right to Crime Stoppers Information

§13:25.3 Procedure; In Camera Review

§13:25.4 Form: Motion and Supporting Brief

§13:26 Victim and Defendant Statements

§13:26.1 Victim Impact Statements

§13:26.1.1 Statute

§13:26.1.2 Defendant’s Right to the Statement

§13:26.1.3 Defendant Must Request the Statement

§13:26.1.4 Form: Motion

§13:26.2 Defendant’s Statement

§13:26.2.1 General Points

§13:26.2.2 Form: Motion and Notice

§13:26.3 Depositions of Elderly or Disabled Persons

§13:27 Expert Witness Information

§13:27.1 General Points

§13:27.1.1 Statute

§13:27.1.2 Reciprocal Discovery

§13:27.1.3 Procedure for Disclosure

§13:27.1.4 Form: Motion and Witness Designation

§13:27.2 Voir Dire Examination of Expert Witness

§13:27.2.1 Statute

§13:27.2.2 Party Is Entitled to Voir Dire Expert Witness

§13:27.2.3 Timeliness of Request

§13:27.2.4 Preservation of Error

§13:27.2.5 Form: Motion

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§13:28 Child Abuse Files

§13:28.1 Statutes

§13:28.2 Discovery Procedures

§13:28.3 Form: Motion and Records Request

§13:29 Child Pornography

§13:29.1 Statutes

§13:30 Right to Examination of Evidence by Independent Expert

§13:31 General Points

§13:32 Controlled Substances

§13:33 Tape Recordings

§13:34 Fingerprints

§13:35 Ballistic Tests

§13:36 Blood, Urine, Breath Test

§13:37 Computer Hard Drive

§13:38 DNA Test Results

§13:40 Failure to Provide Discovery

§13:41 Remedy

§13:42 Mandamus to Compel Discovery

§13:50 Exculpatory and Mitigation Evidence

§13:51 Statutes

§13:52 Duty of the State

§13:53 Exculpatory, Mitigating or Impeaching

§13:54 Specific Examples of Exculpatory Evidence

§13:55 Inapplicability of Brady Rule

§13:56 Establishing a Brady Violation

§13:57 Form: Motion

§13:60 Other Discovery Tools

§13:61 Depositions of Witnesses

§13:61.1 Statutes

§13:61.2 Defendant Must Show Good Reason

§13:61.3 Form: Application to Take Deposition

§13:62 Written Interrogatories

§13:62.1 Statute

§13:62.2 Form: Application to Take Deposition by Written Interrogatories

§13:70 Exceptions to Discovery Rights

§13:71 Police Reports

§13:72 Medical Examiner’s Report

§13:73 Prior Jury Ser vice