Michigan criminal defense attorneys are familiar with the three-steps that occur in the discovery process to obtain important documents and other information that is relevant to your case.
The first and easiest discovery method is for a criminal defense attorney to gain information through a voluntary disclosure from the prosecution. This usually occurs at the time of arraignment, and generally includes:
The prosecutor may also offer to make documentary evidence available to the defense.
The second way that criminal defense attorneys obtain information is through an informal request or demand for the information prior to filing a motion.
Some prosecutor's offices have a standardized form that a criminal defense lawyer can use to simply check the documents he or she wants. More specific requests can be made with a supplement to the form and/or a discovery letter from the defense lawyer.
If information has not been forthcoming, a criminal defense attorney can file a motion with the court for discovery.
Depending on the specific circumstances of the case, many courts will use their discretion to require the prosecution to provide some additional discovery.
To convince a judge that the prosecution should provide additional discovery, criminal defense lawyer make the following types of arguments:
Dealing with the prosecution to obtain information takes an experienced criminal defense lawyer. For help with your criminal defense, contact Michigan criminal defense attorney Chris Trainor.
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