Criminal_Pre-Trial_Proceedings-Criminal_Discovery_Practice-Captions.xml
Criminal_Pre-Trial_Proceedings-Criminal_Discovery_Practice-Captions.xml
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<p begin="00:00:00.25" end="00:00:05.30">This is your legal minute, brought to you by the Ohio State Bar Foundation.</p>
<p begin="00:00:05.70" end="00:00:11.90">Once a Complaint or an Indictment has been served, and the defendant has entered a not guilty plea at arraignment,</p>
<p begin="00:00:12.00" end="00:00:20.80">then the legal maneuvering begins by both the defense and the State. One of the early parts of the criminal law process is called “discovery.”</p>
<p begin="00:00:20.90" end="00:00:30.60">Under a specific rule created by the Ohio Supreme Court, the defense is entitled to ask the prosecution to supply the defense with copies of critical evidence,</p>
<p begin="00:00:30.70" end="00:00:37.60">and, if the defense asks the prosecution for such information, the State can request the same from the defense.</p>
<p begin="00:00:37.10" end="00:00:42.80">What is normally swapped are lists of witnesses (along with their addresses and telephone numbers),</p>
<p begin="00:00:42.90" end="00:00:47.40">lists of all expert witnesses that might be called and copies of their reports.</p>
<p begin="00:00:47.50" end="00:00:53.20">Copies of all police reports and written witness statements attached to the police reports are also provided.</p>
<p begin="00:00:53.30" end="00:01:01.10">Also, the State must provide copies of all forensic data—who conducted the tests, what tests were done and the results of the tests.</p>
<p begin="00:01:01.20" end="00:01:08.50">Even though full disclosure is required by law, both sides often try to hold back certain critical evidence from the other.</p>
<p begin="00:01:08.60" end="00:01:14.20">This legal minute is brought to you by the Ohio State Bar Foundation.</p>
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