In discovery, the government is required to show everything related to the evidence the prosecutors intend to show at trial. It's broader than just "showing guilt". You also have to include exculpatory evidence too. For example, if cops say you committed a robbery at 9pm on the west side of town, but they have a parking ticket for your car on the east side of town for 9:05 pm.
Or
If the eyewitness who identified you, spent the previous six hours in a bar.
Or
If the police interview shows the witness saying they were 35% sure the night they saw you was the same night as the crime.
All of these need to be disclosed or else there could be a Brady rule violation and a mistrial declared.
In discovery, the government is required to show everything related to the evidence the prosecutors intend to show at trial. It's broader than just "showing guilt". You also have to include exculpatory evidence too. For example, if cops say you committed a robbery at 9pm on the west side of town, but they have a parking ticket for your car on the east side of town for 9:05 pm.
Or
If the eyewitness who identified you, spent the previous six hours in a bar.
Or
If the police interview shows the witness saying they were 35% sure the night they saw you was the same night as the crime.
All of these need to be disclosed or else there could be a Brady rule violation and a mistrial declared.