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Memo: IPG 58 (DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN RAP SHEETS & OF EXCULPATORY INFORMATION IN GRAND JURY RECORDS)

December 13, 2023

This edition of the Inquisitive Prosecutor’s Guide discusses prosecutorial obligations when it comes to the criminal history records (rap sheets) of defendants, victims, and witnesses in general as well as obligations to provide exculpatory information in grand jury records in light of the most recent Attorney General opinions on these obligations.
(See 105 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 146; 105 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 157; 2023 WL 6009198, at p. *1 (Cal.A.G. Aug. 24, 2023).)
Plus, we will cover amendments to the statute governing disclosure of local rap sheets made by Assembly Bill 709 (going into effect on January 1, 2024) and its impact on Brady list disclosures.

See the full document https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/2024-03/2023-ipg-58-.pdf

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