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Defense Attorney: “I am moving to suppress the officer’s testimony.” Prosecution: “Why? We disclosed the evidence as soon as we got it.” -Flashback 12 hours- It is the night before tria...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2015/eve-of-trial-evidence/

The United States Supreme Court is deciding whether to hear a case where the prosecution is arguing – Brady evidence is not required to be disclosed before a preliminary hearing. The cases is: ...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/scotus-preliminary-hearings-brady-material/

Real justice means everyone accused of a crime gets a fair process to defend against the accusations. In many cases due process happens. Our system of justice, however, requires that occurs in al...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/due-process-half-truths-and-brady-material/

Here are the latest posts from my DUI Blog: A Reported Result vs. A Complete Result In DUI cases, a machine called a gas chromatograph is often used to measure an alcohol concentration in a blood...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/dui-posts-from-my-dui-blog/

Stephen Lemons | New Times As Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery fights to keep Debra Milke behind bars pending a retrial on her overturned murder conviction, he also is fighting a proposed...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/new-times-bill-montgomery-opposes-ethics-rule-requiring-prosecutors-to-reveal-evidence-of-wrongful-convictions/

Here is latest news article on the Milke case. It discusses the potential conflict of interest issues with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) prosecuting her case after the 9th Circui...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/milke-wants-mcao-conflicted-off-the-case/

Here is an update of the Massachusetts Crime Lab Scandal: • In June, 2011, allegations of misconduct at the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute in Jamaica Plain (Hinton drug lab) surfa...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/the-latest-ruling-in-the-massachusetts-crime-lab-scandal/

Yesterday I included the Milke case as one of my favorite Brady decisions. For the non-lawyers, Brady refers to the U.S. Supreme Court case of Brady v. Maryland which held that when the governmen...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/the-milke-case-moves-forward/

Here are my seven favorite Brady decisions: 1. BRADY V. MARYLAND, 373 U.S.83 (1963) Both Brady and his co-defendant were found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. After trial, t...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/seven-brady-cases-you-should-know/

In my experience most prosecutors play by the rules.  They know their ethical duties and abide by them.  However, I, along with many of my colleagues, have observed a growing number of prosecut...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/do-we-really-care-about-prosecutorial-misconduct/