Discovery in a civil case is much different from discovery in a criminal case. In the criminal context, discovery basically amounts to receiving copies of the evidence that will be used against the defendant so the government can prove their case. It generally consists of law enforcement reports that explain what happened, including statements from possible witnesses, statements the defendant made, reports regarding what the evidence is against the defendant, how and where the evidence was obtained, and the way the investigation was conducted. It also usually contains the conclusions law enforcement made which lead to the arrest and charges being filed. It will also contain logs of evidence and other things that may have been taken into custody, and that maybe come extremely important to the case. The defense wants copies of the discovery so they can evaluate the case and the evidence against the defendant. The defense generally does not supply a lot of discovery, if any, to DA, unless the case is extremely complicated and going to trial.
In a cvil context discovery is exchanged by both sides so that each side can evaluate the case and possibly settle the matter without going to trial.
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Discovery in a civil case is much different from discovery in a criminal case. In the criminal context, discovery basically amounts to receiving copies of the evidence that will be used against the defendant so the government can prove their case. It generally consists of law enforcement reports that explain what happened, including statements from possible witnesses, statements the defendant made, reports regarding what the evidence is against the defendant, how and where the evidence was obtained, and the way the investigation was conducted. It also usually contains the conclusions law enforcement made which lead to the arrest and charges being filed. It will also contain logs of evidence and other things that may have been taken into custody, and that maybe come extremely important to the case. The defense wants copies of the discovery so they can evaluate the case and the evidence against the defendant. The defense generally does not supply a lot of discovery, if any, to DA, unless the case is extremely complicated and going to trial.
In a cvil context discovery is exchanged by both sides so that each side can evaluate the case and possibly settle the matter without going to trial.
Hope that helped, Good Luck
