An ‘unzip’ drive: Defense bar pushing new rules for broader access to prosecutors’ files 
By Peter Vieth
Published: January 28, 2013
Tags: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Bar Associations, Commonwealth's Attorneys, Criminal, Discovery, Public Defenders, Virginia State Bar
Weary of case-by-case skirmishing over discovery, the criminal defense bar has seized the initiative to push for broad change to the rules governing access to prosecutors’ files. Defense lawyers are one step closer to winning wider access to police reports and prosecutors’ files, as new recommendations go before the Virginia State Bar at the end [...]
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