Does a prosecutor have to disclose to the defense any material evidence suggesting that the statement in question is false?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Letner, S015384, Super. Ct. No. 26592 (Cal. 2010):
present at trial, it must disclose to the defense any material evidence suggesting that the statement in question is false. But, notwithstanding those doubts, the prosecutor may still present the statement to the jury." (People v. Harrison (2005) 35 Cal.4th 208, 242.)
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