A small number of state and local governments have adopted open-file policies that require prosecutors to make available well before trial all information favorable to the defense, without regard to whether such information is likely to affect the outcome of the case.
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He said: "Over the past few months Moira McKinnon has conducted interviews with all relevant staff from each of the agencies involved in this case and scrutinised files, policies and procedures.
Despite that aberration, he said, the open-file policy has only helped Tarrant County.
The Justice Department should adopt an open-file policy, requiring prosecutors to make available well before trial all information favorable to the defense.
Indeed, in Tarrant County, where the open-file policy has long been in place, Mr. Strickland said there had been two instances in which a prosecutor suppressed evidence to help secure death penalty convictions.
What you need is a realistic filing policy and settlement policy, looking at each case on a case-by-case basis.
He went on to state that his office had an "open-file" policy and asked why I didn't have an affidavit signed from one of my previous attorneys stating they had never seen these documents.
Instead of the prosecution doing what's right by freeing me, or immediately consenting to a new trial for me, my case prosecutor is now fighting me, saying that I should have known about this evidence due to the fact he had an open-file policy with my trial attorney.
An early patent filing policy can render this concern moot.
Additional file 2: Policy dialogue and policy brief evaluation results.
