Sentences with phrase «withheld from defense»

Evidence obtained extra-judicially could be withheld from defense attorneys.»

In many of the convictions, key evidence had been withheld from defense attorneys, according to the District Attorney's office.

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The memo also reports that the Skylab photo is the subject of an interagency review and that Department of Defense officials believed it should be withheld from public release.

After decades of criticism from defense attorneys and others, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he would push to change New York's «blindfold law,» which allows prosecutors to withhold evidence against a criminal defendant until just before trial.

But Cuomo's proposal also creates a controversial new «right of redaction,» which would allow prosecutors to withhold evidence from the defense in a host of circumstances.

Evidence supporting Brady (a confession by Bobit that he and he alone killed the victim) was withheld from Brady's defense at the time of sentencing and the state held on appeal that this was not a violation of Mooney as Brady was still guilty of the accused crime.

In Baltimore, a judge concluded that law enforcement had intentionally withheld the information from the defense, in violation of their legal disclosure obligations.

For a while, police departments tried to keep the use of cell - site simulators secret from not just the public but also the court system, withholding information from defense attorneys and judges — likely due to non-disclosure agreements with Harris Corporation.

And, like other law enforcement agencies, the Baltimore PD has regularly withheld information about Stingrays from defense attorneys, judges, and the public.