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Upon demand, the district attorney shall, within a reasonable time before trial, disclose to the defendant or his or her attorney and permit the defendant or his or her attorney to inspect and copy or photograph all of the following materials and information, if it is within the possession, custody or control of the
If the defendant chooses to remain silent, the prosecutor cannot call the defendant as a witness, nor can a judge or defense attorney force the defendant to testify. (Defendants in civil cases may, however, be forced to testify as a witness in a civil case.
Discovery in a criminal case refers to the exchange of evidence and statements between opposing sides of a case.Typically, a defense attorney will file a Notice of Appearance, informing the Court and the prosecutor of his or her role in the case, and a Discovery Demand requesting particular information.
A lay witness the most common type is a person who watched certain events and describes what they saw. An expert witness is a specialist someone who is educated in a certain area. A character witness is someone who knew the victim, the defendant, or other people involved in the case.
A witness is a person who saw or heard the crime take place or may have important information about the crime or the defendant. Both the defense and the prosecutor can call witnesses to testify or tell what they know about the situation. What the witness actually says in court is called testimony.
To testify, a witness needs only the ability to recall what they have seen and heard, and be able to communicate what they recall. To communicate, the witness must be able to understand and respond to questions, and the witness must demonstrate the moral capacity to tell the truth.
The rule says that one witness is enough to convict, if the jury believes that witness. It's not a game of measuring how much there is, only whether the evidence itself is believed beyond a reasonable doubt. People have been convicted of crimes on the testimony of a single witness without any physical evidence.
The simple answer is, no. You cannot be convicted of a crime without evidence.You cannot be convicted of a federal crime. If there is no evidence against you, under the law, it simply is not possible for the prosecutor's office to obtain a conviction at trial.
Your neighbor's attorney has filed a Demand for Discovery. This means the State must Answer the Demand and provide (copies of or access to) any and all evidence in the possession of the State to the attorney for the Defendant.