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Reciprocal discovery

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In United States criminal procedure, the Federal government and certain states have reciprocal discovery laws which compel defendants to disclose some information to prosecutors before trial. This material is referred to as reverse Jencks material, after the United States Supreme Court case which established the principle, Jencks v. United States.

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