Conduct a national survey of discovery practices in a searchable format that can be utilized by stakeholders and the general public to better understand the issue of access to witnesses and evidence.
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Contracted with student to integrate existing research into sort-able, searchable document.
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Identify and contract with a researcher to organize existing data on discovery provisions, with an eye towards developing a national resource that can be used by researchers, courts, practitioners, and the public to understand how information in a case is/is not made available to the accused.
Researcher creates draft spread sheet utilizing previously gathered data on discovery practices in individual states/territories.
Complete final, searchable spreadsheet for use by stakeholders and the general public
Create tools that can be accessed on the Strengthening the Sixth website which allow users to examine discovery issues on a national and state level
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