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California Criminal Discovery, Fourth Edition

Now in its fourth edition, California Criminal Discovery is a necessity ...


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Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: 1 volume , BOOK
ISBN: 9781422421222
2007
  $191.00
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    Now in its fourth edition, California Criminal Discovery is a necessity for any California practitioner who deals with criminal discovery issues. Authored by a seasoned prosecutor and a criminal defense specialist, California Criminal Discovery covers virtually every criminal discovery topic that's likely to confront the courts and the criminal practitioner.

    A convenient one volume publication, this practical handbook emphasizes methods by which prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys can fully comply with discovery obligations. The easy-to-use table of contents, logical and detailed chapter headings, and complete index offer clear guidance through the procedural morass of duties and exceptions.

    Text contains complete discussion of the laws governing:

  • Constitutional underpinnings of criminal discovery of Brady exculpatory evidence
  • Discovery from the prosecution under the Criminal Discovery Statute
  • Reciprocal discovery from the defense under the Criminal Discovery Statute
  • Sanctions for discovery violations and of informant identities
  • Discovery of confidential official information
  • Discovery of peace officer personnel records
  • Discovery from third parties
  • Discovery implications of lost, destroyed and uncollected evidence

    • Chapter 1: Constitutional Underpinnings of Criminal Discovery - Brady Exculpatory Evidence
    Chapter 2: California Criminal Discovery Statute: Development and Scope
    Chapter 3: Criminal Discovery Statute: Disclosure by Prosecutor
    Chapter 4: Criminal Discovery Statute: Reciprocal Disclosure by Defendant
    Chapter 5: Discovery Procedures, Costs, and Sanctions
    Chapter 6: Discovery Outside Criminal Discovery Statute
    Chapter 7: Discovery Regarding Informants
    Chapter 8: Discovery of Official Information
    Chapter 9: Third-Party Discovery
    Chapter 10: Peace Officer Personnel Records
    Chapter 11: Lost, Destroyed, and Uncollected Evidence
    Chapter 12: Appellate Review of Discovery Order
    Forms Appendix
    Table of Statutes
    Table of Cases
    Index

     

    Gagen, William E., Jr.


    William E. Gagen, Jr. has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1972, having served previously as a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County. He is the senior partner in the law firm of Gagen, McCoy, McMahon, Koss, Markowitz & Raines in Danville, California. Mr. Gagen has handled hundreds of criminal cases, as well as capital trials. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been a certified specialist in criminal law since 1976.

    Pipes, L. Douglas


    L. Douglas Pipes retired as a Senior Deputy District Attorney for Contra Costa County in California, after a 30-year career as a California prosecutor. As a California prosecutor Mr. Pipes prosecuted and handled thousands of criminal cases, including five capital cases, and supervised the litigation of pretrial motions in felony prosecutions.

    Mr. Pipes now works as a consultant on Public Safety Agencies and the Brady rule. He continues to teach discovery courses for the California District Attorneys Association. Mr. Pipes also remains on retainer to write amicus briefs filed by the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Sacramento, California.

     

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