California Court of Appeal· 4/2/1998

In re Brown

Citations

17 Cal. 4th 873
98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2423
98 Daily Journal DAR 3331
72 Cal. Rptr. 2d 698
952 P.2d 715
1998 Cal. LEXIS 1684

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holding that failure of crime lab to disclose evidence did not relieve prosecutor of obligation to review lab files for exculpatory evidence because \no serious dispute\ that state run crime laboratory part of \investigative team\
holding that failure of crime lab to disclose evidence did not relieve prosecutor of obligation to review lab files for exculpatory evidence because “no serious dispute” that state run crime laboratory part of “investigative team”
recognizing a crime lab as part of the prosecution team and that “any favorable evidence known to the others acting on the government’s behalf is imputed to the prosecution”
recognizing a crime lab as part of the prosecution team and that \any favorable evidence known to the others acting on the government's behalf is imputed to the prosecution\
“The individual prosecutor is presumed to have knowledge of all information gathered in connection with the government’s investigation.”

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Judges: Brown, Kennard

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