Case Study: Revolutionising the Way District Attorneys Work: Compliance and Productivity Waller County seize the document management transparency initiative When former Texas Governor Rick Perry signed Senate Bill 1611, also known as the Michael Morton Act, into law in 2013, many predicted a new era in discovery for prosecutors. Though legal commentators have suggested that purposeful non-disclosure of exculpatory evidence was and is rare, accidental or negligent non-disclosure can present a large problem to prosecutors and police agencies. The Act is designed to ensure a more transparent discovery process with an open file policy that removes barriers for accessing evidence. However, when the legislature passed the Act, there was little guidance about how best to accommodate the n

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