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   Criminal Discovery Penal Code Section 1054  Reciprocal Discovery
(Teal v. Super.)

Criminal Discovery Penal Code Section 1054  Reciprocal Discovery
(Teal v. Super)

DISCUSSION

            [Penal Code] Section 1054 et seq. authorizes reciprocal discovery in criminal cases and requires the prosecuting attorney to disclose the "existence of a felony conviction of any material witness whose credibility is likely to be critical to the outcome of the trial."  (§ 1054.1, subd. (d).)  Under the statutory scheme, the parties must informally request the desired information, but may seek a court order enforcing discovery if the opposing party does not comply with the request.  (§ 1054.5, subd. (b).)

            The prosecution is required to disclose a matter only if it is "in the possession of the prosecuting attorney" or "the prosecuting attorney knows it to be in the possession of the investigating agencies . . . ."  (§ 1054.1.)  Thus, materials discoverable by the defense include information in the possession of law enforcement agencies that investigated or prepared the case against the defendant.  (§ 1054.5, subd. (a); In re Littlefield (1993) 5 Cal.4th 122, 135.)  However, the statutory discovery scheme does not apply to information possessed by third parties or agencies that have no connection to the investigation or prosecution of the criminal charge.  (People v. Superior Court (Barrett) (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 1305, 1313; People v. Superior Court (Broderick) (1991) 231 Cal.App.3d 584, 594.)

Teal v. Super. Ct. 4/2/04 CA4/1D043340
 

Apr 02 2004

D043340 [PDF] [DOC]

Teal v. Super. Ct. 4/2/04 CA4/1

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