Title: Your Rights to Discovery in Your Criminal Case | Browning & Long PLLC
Headings: What Is Your Right to Discovery in Your Criminal Case?
What Is Your Right to Discovery in Your Criminal Case?
What Is Discovery in a Criminal Case?
What Information Could You Obtain From the Prosecutor in Your Criminal Case?
What Happens If the Prosecutor Fails to Disclose Required Information and Evidence?

Content: This may involve attacking the credibility of key witnesses, challenging the admission of certain evidence, and much more. Common types of evidence that defendants are entitled to include: Crime scene evidence, such as photographs and forensic evidence
Witness and law enforcement testimony, including the names and addresses of witnesses who will testify at trial, and witness statements
Police and booking reports
Recordings of police interviews with victims, witnesses, and the defendant
Toxicology results of the defendant
DNA evidence
Expert witness testimony
Records, such as police personnel records, medical records for any injuries, and witness criminal records
Physical evidence, such as guns, drugs, or vehicles, which must be made available for inspection
While the prosecutor is required to provide a defendant with discovery, he is not required to disclose how he plans to use the evidence or his overall prosecution strategy in the case. What Happens If the Prosecutor Fails to Disclose Required Information and Evidence? If a prosecutor fails to provide the defendant with required discovery, the consequences will depend on the nature of the violation and the extent of the violation. When exculpatory evidence is not provided as required under the Constitution, a conviction could be reversed if it can be shown that the information would have had a material impact on the outcome of the criminal case. To establish a material impact on the case, a defendant would need to show that the evidence could have led to him being found not guilty. In other cases, the defendant may be entitled to a new trial or an adjournment of the trial if the violation is discovered before the scheduled trial date. Have you been charged with a crime? You need an experienced criminal defense attorney to request and thoroughly review all discovery materials available in your criminal case.