Following Brady, the prosecutor must disclose evidence or information that would prove the innocence of the defendant or would enable the defense to more effectively impeach the credibility of government witnesses. Evidence that would serve to reduce the defendant's sentence must also be disclosed by the prosecution.
§ 552a, establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies.
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Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala released the names of almost forty law enforcement officials who should not be used as witnesses in public trials on Tuesday.
Ayala says the list includes officers but also confidential informants and forensics experts whose behavior should call their credibility as witnesses into question.
Glenn Hand, who in February resigned under pressure from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, is one of four county law officers who have seen their names added this year to a list that brands those on it as people who cannot be trusted.
This is no joke. One can easily finds themselves jobless. It has happened here in Okaloosa County and several other Florida counties. The Florida Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights need to be amended to address "internal" complaints and Brady Giglio impairment. Here is a suggestion which seems appropriate: