Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 22 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Part XV - Public Defender Board
Chapter 7 - Trial Court Performance Standards
Section XV-719 - Formal and Informal Discovery

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-719

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Counsel has a duty to pursue as soon as practicable, discovery procedures provided by the rules of the jurisdiction and to pursue such informal discovery methods as may be available to supplement the factual investigation of the case. In considering discovery requests, counsel should take into account that such requests may trigger reciprocal discovery obligations.

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. statements of co-defendants;

9. all investigative reports by all law enforcement and other agencies involved in the case; and

10. all records of evidence collected and retained by law enforcement.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:142, 147 and 148.

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