CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 306
Untimely Disclosure of Evidence
Both the People and the defense must disclose their evidence to the other
side before trial, within the time limits set by law. Failure to follow this
rule may deny the other side the chance to produce all relevant evidence,
to counter opposing evidence, or to receive a fair trial.
An attorney for the (People/defense) failed to disclose:
<describe evidence that was not disclosed> [within the legal time period].
In evaluating the weight and significance of that evidence, you may
consider the effect, if any, of that late disclosure.
[However, the fact that the defendant’s attorney failed to disclose
evidence [within the legal time period] is not evidence that the defendant
committed a crime.]
<Consider for multiple defendant cases>
[Y ou must not consider the fact that an attorney for defendant
<insert defendant’s name> failed to disclose evidence when
you decide the charges against defendant[s] <insert names
of other defendant[s]>.]
New January 2006; Revised February 2014
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
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