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Posted inCriminal Justice

Questions over conduct of Louisiana prosecutors is before Supreme Court

A landmark decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963 requires prosecutors to turn over all information that could help a criminal defendant. A recent case out of Louisiana closely tracks the facts in that case, defense attorneys say, adding that it’s nothing new. But prosecutors and the state justices say the withheld information would not have made a difference.