Are courts keeping “junk science” out of the courtroom?

Re:Are courts keeping “junk science” out of the courtroom? by GavinMcG on Monday February 17, 2020 @02:49PM (#22350137)

The "only if specifically requested" is commonplace and requesting evidence is a routine part of any case. I'm all in favor of "automatic" discovery in criminal matters—I don't believe the prosecution should have an information advantage—but the fact that it wasn't previously required by law isn't evidence that it was broadly inadequate.

Same goes for the deadlines. Sure, the law didn't set a specific timeline—but that's not evidence that prosecutors routinely "[dropped] 30 pages off in front of the defense 20 minutes before the trial [began]."

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Re:Are courts keeping “junk science” out of the courtroom? by WrtCdEvrydy on Monday February 17, 2020 @03:31PM (#22350446)

The "dropped 30 pages" is a pretty common complaint for public defenders. Now, it could be that they keep losing the cases, but it's pretty common for the state to only provide evidence on the day of a trial and often don't point to exculpatory evidence or exclude it from the documents being provided.

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