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
“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
Prosecutors were also accused of hiding evidence of the use of informants during trial, keeping the practice secret, and keeping exculpatory information from reaching defense attorneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Tom Yu, Chavez’s attorney, and Lisa Houlé, Concannon’s lawyer, also alleged there had been procedural violations with exculpatory evidence, such as not showing grand jurors an enhanced video of the air gun in Mitchell’s lap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2024
All of these recorded statements were typed, exculpatory, and favorable to Walter McMillian, and none of them had been disclosed to McMillian's attorneys, as was required.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Just Mercy
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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