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Notice Of Discovery And Demand For Brady Material In Illinois
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The Brady material has three components: “The evidence at issue must be favorable to the accused, either because it is exculpatory, or because it is impeaching; that evidence must have been suppressed by the State, either willfully or inadvertently; and prejudice must have ensued” concluded in the Strickler v.
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.
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).
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.
THE BRADY RULE A deputy has an affirmative duty to disclose all favorable material evidence on the issue of guilt or punishment possessed by the prosecution team, irrespective of a defense request.
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.
Sometimes, there are exceptions via a discovery rule, allowing for a delay to the statute of limitations to start the time tolling not on the date the incident occurred leading to injury but instead on the date of discovery of an injury or when damages were first reasonably discoverable, per 735 ILCS 5/13-214.3(b).
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.
What is a Brady disclosure? A Brady disclosure is when prosecutors provide to the defense any evidence that is favorable to the criminal defendant. The U.S. Supreme Court mandated this disclosure in the case of Brady v. Maryland.