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

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