California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wright, 217 Cal.Rptr. 212, 39 Cal.3d 576, 703 P.2d 1106 (Cal. 1985):
Defendant contends this procedure failed to cure the prejudice. As we observed in People v. Zamora (1980) 28 Cal.3d 88, 99, 167 Cal.Rptr. 573, 615 P.2d 1361, courts enjoy a large measure of discretion in determining the appropriate sanction that should be imposed when the prosecution suppresses discoverable evidence: "Not every suppression of evidence requires dismissal of charges.... The remedies to be applied need be only those required to assure the defendant a fair trial." (Ibid., citing Brown v. Municipal Court (1978) 86 Cal.App.3d 357, 363, 150 Cal.Rptr. 216.)
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