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Law Practice

Jul. 17, 2008

Discovery Law Puts AG at Odds With DAs

Attorney General Jerry Brown's office usually works side-by-side with prosecutors defending criminal convictions on appeal. Now the state's top law enforcement office finds itself defending a death penalty discovery law that district attorneys oppose.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1

      Attorney General Jerry Brown's office usually works side-by-side with prosecutors defending criminal convictions on appeal. Now the state's top law enforcement office finds itself opposing the wishes of district attorneys.
      Prosecutors are challenging the constitutionality of a 2002 post-conviction discovery...

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