exculpatory
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Concealing the use of such informants from the defense, as happened in Carruthers’ case, is a serious breach of a prosecutor’s obligation to disclose potentially exculpatory information.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Mayes also requested exculpatory evidence, as requested by defendant and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2025
Other information was hidden from Glossip, too, including possible exculpatory DNA evidence from the crime scene, which has since been damaged.
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2024
Defense attorneys for Baldwin are urging the judge to dismiss the grand jury indictment, accusing prosecutors of “unfairly stacking the deck” in grand jury proceedings that diverted attention away from exculpatory evidence and witnesses.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Supreme Court has long required that the prosecution disclose to the defendant anything that is exculpatory or that may be helpful to the defendant in impeaching a witness.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Just Mercy
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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