Cardozo Law Review de•novo
Volume
2016
First Page
138
Last Page
150
Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Symposium
Abstract
To provide a striking example of the need for a federal disclosure rule, in Part I, I briefly summarize a report on the discovery abuses that occurred in the case of United States v. Theodore F. Stevens. In Part II, I describe efforts beginning in 2003 to amend Rule 16. In Part III, I provide an overview of the local district court disclosure rules and standing orders nationwide. Part III also provides the proposed rule now being considered for adoption by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Keywords
Evidence, Exculpatory Evidence, Legal Profession, Politics (General), Criminal Law and Procedure, Impeachment, Checks and Balances, Plea Bargaining, Professional Ethics in Law
Recommended Citation
Emmet G. Sullivan,
Enforcing Compliance with Constitutionally-Required Disclosures: A Proposed Rule,
2016
Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo
138
(2016).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/44
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