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Bobby Scott: “When the government conceals information in a prosecution that could undermine its case against a defendant, such…”

On the recordApril 18, 2012
When the government conceals information in a prosecution that could undermine its case against a defendant, such concealment is fundamentally and constitutionally unfair as well as unethical, and it is actually illegal under Brady v. Maryland and other cases.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Scott highlights the legal implications of concealing evidence in prosecutions.

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