exculpatory
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Among them, we should require prosecutors to present exculpatory evidence in a case and to exclude evidence already ruled unconstitutional, which they currently do not have to.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
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
“If a police agency can withhold footage that’s incriminating but release footage that’s exculpatory, that isn’t transparency,” he added.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
According to the passages that were unsealed, Menendez plans to testify about what he believes were exculpatory communications with his wife, Nadine, if he decides to take the witness stand in his defense.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 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
Vocabulary lists containing exculpatory
Just Mercy
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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Legal Lingo, List 6
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