how can you make a detective hand over a homicide report after a motion to compel was filed and granted

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how can you make a detective hand over a homicide report after a motion to compel was filed and granted

Asked on June 1, 2009 under Criminal Law, Florida

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M.H., Member, California Bar / M.H., Member, California Bar

Answered 14 years ago | Contributor

 

Does the motion to compel concern itself with the homicide report?  If so, when your attorney (or you) serves the court's order upon the police department, it should comply by providing the materials described in the court's order granting the motion.  Such a report could also be subpoenaed, if it is indeed discoverable. However, you typically cannot subject such documents to compulsory production (subpoena) if they are not first determined to be discoverable.

I apologize, second paragraph removed.  It does not apply to your question.

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