CRIMINAL DISCOVERY IN PENNSYLVANIA

• NCJ Number: 16650
• Journal: Dickinson Law Review Volume: 79 Issue: 1 Dated: (FALL 1974) Pages: 1-17
• Author(s): J T RANNEY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 17 pages
• Corporate Author: Dickinson School of Law
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE DISCOVERY OF AN INFORMANT'S IDENTITY, DISCOVERY BY THE PROSECUTION, THE DUTY OF THE PROSECUTION TO DISCLOSE EVIDENCE FAVORABLE TO THE ACCUSED, AND DEFENSE DISCOVERY AT TRIAL.

Abstract

PERTINENT STATE AND FEDERAL CASE LAW IS CITED. THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS THAT PENNSYLVANIA ADOPT THE DISCOVERY STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.