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The Brady rule, named after Brady v. Maryland, requires prosecutors to disclose material, exculpatory information in the government's possession to the defense.
A Brady motion is filed to compel the prosecution to turn over any favorable exculpatory evidence. In other words, a Brady motion is a defendant's request that the prosecution in a California criminal case hand over any potentially “exculpatory” evidence that might be favorable to the defense.
The Brady doctrine is a pretrial discovery rule that was established by the United States Supreme Court in Brady v. Maryland (1963). The rule requires that the prosecution must turn over all exculpatory evidence to the defendant in a criminal case. Exculpatory evidence is evidence that might exonerate the defendant.
On November 30, 1993, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act was enacted, amending the Gun Control Act of 1968. The Brady Law imposed as an interim measure a waiting period of 5 days before a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer may sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an unlicensed individual.
Brady material, or the evidence the prosecutor is required to disclose under this rule, includes any information favorable to the accused which may reduce a defendant's potential sentence, go against the credibility of an unfavorable witness, or otherwise allow a jury to infer against the defendant's guilt.
A Brady violation encompasses three elements: (1) the “evidence at issue must be favorable to the accused, either because it is exculpatory or because it is impeaching; (2) that evidence must have been suppressed by the State, either willfully or inadvertently; and (3) prejudice must have ensued.”18 Suppressed evidence ...
Brady information – The prosecution has a duty to disclose all known exculpatory or impeaching evidence to the accused in a criminal proceeding. Brady v. Maryland , 373 U.S. 83 (1963) requires that prosecutors disclose exculpatory or impeaching evidence to a defendant if the evidence is material to guilt or punishment.
Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959). Under Brady, it is a due process violation for the State to fail to disclose evidence favorable to the accused that is material to either guilt or punishment.
A Brady motion is a defendant's request for the prosecution in a criminal case to turn over any potentially exculpatory evidence (which means evidence that may be favorable to the accused).