There was a case from long ago which changed the way prosecutors handle
material they discover when investigating and prosecuting a criminal
case. The case in question involved a man named Brady and another man
named Boblit. The case was a classic one in which someone was murdered,
the two men were both presents, one was the shooter yet they both claim
the other was the one that fired the gun.
For reasons which I am not certain of, the prosecution went with the
defendant Boblit's story that it was Brady that had fired the gun. Brady
had acknowledged that he was present but also vehemently denied that he
was the shooter. When it came to trial, the prosecution was going all-in
on Boblit's testimony against Brady.
Interestingly, there was one problem with the prosecution's plan. Boblit
had confessed to being the shooter earlier and when the defense asked
for all of the prosecution's evidence, they did not turn that one
interview over. The issue made it to the Supreme Court where it was
determined that prosecutors violate the constitution when they do not
turn over exculpatory evidence that they find.
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13May 2020