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Among other recommendations, states are encouraged to require all prosecutors 'offices to adopt and enforce clearly defined office manuals on the proper use of discretion, adopt open-file discovery in criminal cases, and establish prosecutorial review boards to investigate and sanction prosecutors who abuse their power.

John Terzano: Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable 2010

Among other recommendations, states are encouraged to require all prosecutors 'offices to adopt and enforce clearly defined office manuals on the proper use of discretion, adopt open-file discovery in criminal cases, and establish prosecutorial review boards to investigate and sanction prosecutors who abuse their power.

Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable 2010

Any possible risks associated with open-file discovery are greatly outweighed by the benefits because it can eliminate one of the most dangerous and widespread prosecutorial errors - the inadvertent suppression of potentially exculpatory evidence.

John Terzano: Expanding Discovery in Criminal Cases 2009

Ohio does not have an open-file discovery statute.

John Terzano: Expanding Discovery in Criminal Cases 2009

Among other recommendations, states are encouraged to require all prosecutors 'offices to adopt and enforce clearly defined office manuals on the proper use of discretion, adopt open-file discovery in criminal cases, and establish prosecutorial review boards to investigate and sanction prosecutors who abuse their power.

John Terzano: Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable 2009

The need for expanded discovery procedures was recognized by the ABA in 1994, when they recommended all states adopt open-file discovery.

John Terzano: Expanding Discovery in Criminal Cases 2009

For example, The Justice Project recommends jurisdictions adopt open-file discovery in criminal cases, which would largely eliminate the ability of prosecutors to withhold important evidence, as they did in the Stevens case.

John Terzano: A Critical Step to Improving Prosecutorial Accountability 2009

Last week a news story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer reveals that resistance to the American Bar Association's recommended open-file discovery laws are still strong in some jurisdictions.

John Terzano: Expanding Discovery in Criminal Cases 2009

According to a recent USGS study (Assessment of Coal Geology, Resources and Reserves in the Gillette Coalfield, Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USGS open-file report 2008-1202), the coal reserve estimate for the Gillette coal field is 10.1 billion short tons, which is a mere 5\% of the original 200 billion ton resource total.

Energy Bulletin - 2009

• Prosecutors should adopt open-file discovery policies in order to promote the fair administration of criminal and juvenile justice.

Law.com - Newswire 2009