How the Brady decision is enforced in Delaware

By Paul Kiefer

Published June 23, 2023 at 8:57 AM EDT

Debates about police oversight in Delaware have simmered for years, occasionally lifted to the surface by a police shooting or headline case of police misconduct.

The Delaware Department of Justice’s interpretation of a 60-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision plays a significant role in that debate – an interpretation that tightly limits how much defense attorneys can know about what goes on inside Delaware police departments.

This week, Delaware Public Media’s Paul Kiefer reports on how the Brady decision is applied in the First State.

Delaware Public Media’s Paul Kiefer reports on how the Brady Rule is enforced in the state

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Paul Kiefer

Paul Kiefer comes to Delaware from Seattle, where he covered policing, prisons and public safety for the local news site PubliCola.