Pretrial discovery

• Author: Barry Boss/Jeffrey H. Rutherford/Michael J. Proctor
• Pages: 361-454

PRETRIAL DISCOVERY

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CHAPTER 10

PRETRIAL DISCOVERY

I. OVERVIEW

A. In General

§10:1 Scope of Chapter

§10:2 Purpose and Necessity

B. Governing Rules

§10:3 FRCrP 16

§10:3.1 Government’s Obligations

§10:3.2 Defendant’s Obligations

§10:4 Discovery Involving Third Parties

§10:5 Federal Rules of Evidence

§10:6 [Reserved]

C. Other Authority and Sources

§10:7 Statutes

§10:8 Case Law

§10:9 Preliminary Hearing and Other Pretrial Proceedings

II. OBTAINING AND PREVENTING DISCOVERY

A. Request

1. Procedure

§10:15 FRCrP 16

§10:16 Timing Your Request

§10:17 Timing of Government’s Compliance

2. Discovery Letters

§10:18 Contents

§10:19 Continuing Disclosure

§10:20 Sentence-Related Requests

3. Written Discovery Agreements

§10:21 Content

§10:22 Enforcement

B. Motion

§10:23 Necessity

§10:24 Timing

C. Discovery by Government

§10:25 Reciprocal Rights

§10:26 Alibi, Insanit y and Public Authority Defenses

§10:27 Work Product

D. Protective Orders

§10:28 Motion

§10:29 Grounds

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§10:30 Required Showing

§10:31 Sealing After In Camera Review

E. Sanctions

§10:32 Circumstances Justifying

§10:33 Available Sanctions

III. MATERIAL THE GOVERNMENT AND YOU MUST PRODUCE

A. Defendant’s Statements

§10:40 In General

§10:41 Statements by Agents or Employees of Organizational Defendants

§10:42 Written or Recorded Statements

§10:43 Grand Jur y Testimony

§10:44 Oral Statements

§10:45 Discover y Letter Request

B. Defendant’s Criminal Record

§10:46 Obtain Record

§10:47 Pretrial Detention

§10:48 Impeachment at Trial

§10:49 Sentencing

C. Documents and Tangible Objects

1. In General

§10:55 What Government Must Produce

§10:56 Voluminous Writings, Data or Recordings, Including Electronically Stored Information

2. Material to Preparation of Defense

§10:57 Demonstrate Materiality

§10:58 Successfully Use “Material to Defense” Clause

§10:59 Weigh Danger of Disclosing Defense

§10:60 Reciprocal Discovery

3. Intended for Use as Evidence In-Chief

§10:61 In General

§10:62 Rebut tal Evidence

§10:63 Reciprocal Discovery

4. Obtained From or Belonging to Defendant

§10:64 In General

§10:65 Reciprocal Discovery

§10:66 Materials in Possession of the Government and Work Product

D. Reports of Scientif‌ic Tests and Physical and Mental Examinations

§10:70 In General

§10:71 Material to Preparation of Defense

§10:72 Necessity of Written Report

§10:73 Reciprocal Discovery

E. Summaries of Expert Witness Testimony

§10:74 Get Summaries

§10:75 Types of Experts Covered

§10:76 Law Enforcement Off‌icers

§10:77 Contents

§10:78 Timing

§10:78.1 In General

§10:79 Reciprocal Discovery

§10:79.1 Prompted by Your Request

§10:79.2 Prompted by Your FRCrP 12.2(b) Notice

F. Grand Jury Transcripts

§10:80 Government Witnesses

§10:81 Defendant’s Grand Jury Testimony

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G. Witness Statements

§10:82 Defendant ’s Rights

§10:82.1 Exceptions to Jencks Act

§10:82.2 Hearsay Declarant Statements

§10:83 Pretrial Suppression Hearings

§10:84 Pretrial Detention Hearings

§10:85 “Other Offense” Evidence in Sexual Assault and Child Molestation Cases

§10:86 Particularized Need

§10:87 Seek Early Production

§10:87.1 Voluntary Production

§10:87.2 Written Discovery Agreements

§10:87.3 Court-Ordered Production

H. Brady Material

§10:95 Government ’s Obligation Under Brady

§10:95.1 Government Attorney’s Ethical Obligation

§10:96 Exculpator y or “Material” Evidence: Post Trial

§10:96.1 Brady Applied Pretrial

§10:96.2 Brady Applied During Trial: Sanctions

§10:96.3 Brady Trumps Jencks Act—Timing of Disclosure

§10:96.4 Potentially Useful Evidence

§10:96.5 Brady Procedure in New Amendment to Fed. R.Crim. Pro. 5

§10:97 Nature of Request

§10:97.1 In General

§10:97.2 Giglio Information

§10:98 Non-Jencks Act Material

§10:99 Using Brady Material at Sentencing

I. Notice of Government’s Intention to Use Evidence Subject to Suppression Motion

§10:100 Evidence Subject to Motion to Suppress

§10:101 Timing Your Motion to Suppress

J. Notice Provisions of the Federal Rules of Evidence

§10:102 Rule 404(b): Evidence of Other Crimes, Wrongs or Acts

§10:103 Getting Notice From Government

§10:104 Failure to Give Notice

§10:105 Get More Detailed Notice

§10:106 Rebuttal

§10:107 Timing of Notice

§10:108 Other Notices Government Must Give

§10:109 Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction (FRE 609(b))

IV. OTHER DISCOVERY REQUESTS AND MOTIONS

A. Names of Government Witnesses

§10:115 Capital Cases

§10:116 Noncapital Cases

B. Informant’s Identity

§10:117 Request Names of Witnesses to Material Events

§10:117.1 Informants Who Are Not Witnesses to Material Events

C. Co-Conspirator Statements

§10:118 Use at Trial

§10:119 Discoverability Pretrial

§10:120 Moving In Limine