Opinion ID: 3066183
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Heading: The Prosecutor’s Duty to Turn Over the

Text: Impeachment Material Under Kyles, the fact that the individual prosecutors who brought the case against Amado may not themselves have had the Hardy impeachment material in their possession is not a bar to Amado’s Brady claim. At oral argument before this Court, the State conceded that the prosecution had access to Hardy’s conviction and probation records, for Hardy was prosecuted by the same office that prosecuted Amado, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.11 Pursuant to Kyles, the prosecution had a Brady obligation to produce these records. 514 U.S. at 437. Cf. Giglio, 405 U.S. at 154 (“To the extent [a Brady obligation] places a burden on the large prosecution offices, procedures and regulations can be established to carry that burden and to insure communication of all relevant information on each case to every lawyer who deals with it.”). 11 Hardy stated in his declaration that he was prosecuted in Long Beach. Long Beach falls under the auspices of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. 34 AMADO V. GONZALEZ At oral argument, the State questioned whether prosecutors had access to records on Hardy’s gang affiliation. However, that information was discussed in the very same probation report that discussed Hardy’s prior felony conviction. Had the State obtained that report, as the State concedes it was required to do, it also would have discovered Hardy’s gang affiliation.