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Proposed Rules Archives
CrRLJ 4.7 - Discovery
GR 9 COVER SHEET |
Suggested Amendment to Criminal Rule CrRLJ 4.7 Discovery |
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June 5, 2018 |
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| Proponent: |
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Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
1511 Third Ave., Suite 503
Seattle, WA 98101
Ph. (206) 623-1302
Fax. (206)623-4257 |
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| Spokesperson: |
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Kent Underwood, WACDL Court Rules Committee Co-chair |
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| Purpose: |
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The purposes of these amendments are (1) create CrRLJ 4.7(a)(1)(xii), requiring the prosecuting authority to provide all eyewitness identification procedures to the defense; (2) amend CrRLJ 4.7(a)(3) and (4), to bring the rule into accord with Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 10 L. Ed. 2d 215 (1963), and its progeny; and (3) to amend CrRLJ 4.7(g)(3) to permit defense counsel to provide properly redacted discovery to defendants. |
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| Public Hearing: |
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None sought. |
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| Expedited Consideration: |
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WACDL requests expedited consideration under GR 9(e)(2)(E) because conflict in case law is an exceptional circumstance that justifies expedited consideration, specifically as relates to CrRLJ 4.7(a)(3) and (4). |
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