exculpatory
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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
“He said to me, ‘Listen, why should I admit guilt when I got you out there coming up with exculpatory evidence saying I didn’t do it?’
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
Other information was hidden from Glossip, too, including possible exculpatory DNA evidence from the crime scene, which has since been damaged.
From Slate • Sep. 30, 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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