Criminal Procedure - Required Disclosures - Brady Material
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State's Attorney to disclose to the defense certain information in a criminal case; providing that a certain requirement applies regardless of whether certain information would itself constitute certain evidence; requiring the State's Attorney to produce certain information in a certain form, with a certain exception; requiring the State's Attorney to make certain efforts to disclose certain information to the defense at a certain time; etc.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Eugene | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Patashnick, Gavin | MSAA | Oral |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | riley, joseph | Maryland State's Attorneys Association | Oral |
| FWA | Giannetti , Johnlobbyist | MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Levi, Deborah | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| INFO | Jung, Roy | Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…
FWAGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association