2023-IPG-58 (DISCLOSURE OF RAP SHEETS EXCULPATORY INFO IN GRAND JURY RECORDS)

This edition of the Inquisitive Prosecutor’s Guide discusses prosecutorial obligations when it comes to the criminal history records (rap sheets) of defendants, victims, and witnesses in general as well as obligations to provide exculpatory information in grand jury records in light of the most recent Attorney General opinions on these obligations. (See 105 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 146; 105 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 157; 2023 WL 6009198, at p. *1 (Cal.A.G. Aug. 24, 2023).) Plus, the podcast will cover of Assembly Bill 709 (going into effect on January 1, 2024) and its impact on Brady list disclosures.