
San Andreas Judicial Branch Docket Notice "HERE FOR YOU | SAFE FOR YOU" |
- Chief Justice Kant,
Respectfully, the defense does not believe it should have to further articulate how the requested discovery would be used at trial. Doing so would require the defense to disclose aspects of its trial strategy to both the Court and the prosecution before the evidence has even been produced.
The defense believes this places it in an unfair position. The purpose of discovery is to allow both parties to review the available evidence and prepare their respective cases. Requiring the defense to explain precisely how undisclosed evidence would fit into its trial strategy would essentially reveal that strategy.
The defense should not be expected to explain how or why it believes the requested discovery would be beneficial after the Court has already ordered that discovery to be produced. At this stage, the issue should not be whether the requested material is relevant, but whether the prosecution has complied with the Court's order in full.
The defense also does not believe it should have to debate whether the Court's own order should be complied with, particularly when the prosecution has never objected to either the Motion to Compel or the requirement to produce the requested discovery at any point during these proceedings. The defense is therefore confused as to why the focus has shifted away from whether the prosecution has complied with the Court's order and instead onto whether the defense can justify an order that has already been granted.
Respectfully,
Lilliana Hirano



