Pre-trial discovery

• Author: Patrick T. Barone
• Pages: 427-452

PRE-TRIAL DISCOVERY

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CHAPTER 4

PRETRIAL DISCOVERY

§400 THE PROSECUTOR’S LEGAL AND ETHICAL DUTY TO PROVIDE COMPLETE DISCOVERY

§401 Rule 16 Discovery

§401.1 Statements

§401.2 Reports and Results

§401.2.1 Use of Prior Police Reports to Attack Off‌icer’s Credibility

§401.3 Software and Source Code

§401.4 Prior Convictions

§401.5 Court Improperly Denied Defendant’s Request for

Discovery of Testing Laboratory Standards and Other Records

§402 Audiovisual Evidence

§402.1 Strozier Def‌ines a Proper Foundation

§402.2 A Break in the Chain of Custody May Mean Acquittal

§402.3 State’s Failure to Videotape May Provide Exculpatory Argument

§402.4 Videotaping Upheld in Ramirez

§402.5 Videotaping as Reversible Error

§402.6 Discovery of Recorded Evidence

§402.7 Applicability of the Confrontation Clause to Video and Audio Recordings

§402.8 Use of Videotaped Evidence at Trial

§402.9 Using an HGN Training Video at Trial

§403 Freedom of Information Act

§403.1 Obtaining Government Reports

§404 Discovery Orders

§410 DISCOVERY PROCEDURES IN GENERAL

§411 Motions

§412 Constitutional Issues

§420 PROTECTIVE ORDERS

§430 SANCTIONS

§431 Appropriate Sanctions as Determined by the Court

§432 Defendant’s Remedies for Off‌icer’s Falsif‌ication of Breath Tests

May Even Include the Post-Conviction Dismissal of Charges

PRE-TRIAL DISCOVERY

Defending Drinking Drivers 4-2

SEE DIGITAL ACCESS FOR RELATED FORMS

Form 4-1 Freedom of Information Act Request (re: Roadblocks)

Form 4-2 Freedom of Information Act Request to NHTSA

Form 4-3 Motion for Discovery; Discovery Request and Memorandum of Law

Form 4-4 Motion for Discovery of Material Within State’s Constructive Possession

Form 4-5 Motion to Depose Arresting Off‌icer

Form 4-6 Defendant’s Discovery Request (Including Blood Testing)

Form 4-7 Omnibus Discovery Demand (Including Blood Testing)

Form 4-8 Blood Subpoena

Form 4-9 Subpoena Duces Tecum (Breath Testing)

Form 4-10 Discovery Request (Including Breath Testing)

Form 4-11 Authorization to Disclose Health Information (HIPAA)

Form 4-12 Respondent-Motorist’s Interrogatories to Petitioner (Department of Motor Vehicles)

Form 4-13 Letter to Arresting Agency Requesting Video Recording

Form 4-14 Breath Test Video Recording Checklist

Form 4-15 Freedom of Information Act Request (Blood)

Form 4-16 Subpoena Duces Tecum (Urine Test)