Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 22 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Part XV - Public Defender Board
Chapter 11 - Trial Court Performance Standards for Attorneys Representing Parents in Child in Need of Care Cases
Section XV-1121 - Formal Discovery
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-1121
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The parent's attorney should use formal discovery methods to obtain information and inspect evidence as permitted by La. Ch.C. Art. 652.
B. Counsel should consider seeking discovery, at a minimum, of the following items:
1.
potential exculpatory information;
2. potential mitigating
information;
3. the names and
addresses of all prosecution witnesses, their prior statements, and criminal
record, if any;
4. all oral and/or
written statements by the accused, and the details of the circumstances under
which the statements were made;
5.
the prior criminal record of the accused and any evidence of other misconduct
that the government may intend to use against the accused;
6. all books, papers, documents, photographs,
tangible objects, buildings or places, or copies, descriptions, or other
representations, or portions thereof, relevant to the case;
7. all results or reports of relevant
physical or mental examinations, and of scientific tests or experiments, or
copies thereof;
8. all
investigative reports by all law enforcement and other agencies involved in the
case; and
9. all records of
evidence collected and retained by law enforcement.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:148.
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