What is the test for producing material material material to preparing a defendant's defense?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Bazar, Case No.: 15-CR-499-BEN (S.D. Cal. 2015):
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(a)(1)(E) requires the Government to produce to the defendant any item that is material to preparing his defense. Under Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 154 (1972), where a witness' credibility is critical to the case, the Government must produce anything that might negate the witness' credibility.
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