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Question

1. You are the case detective in a murder investigation and you have obtained information during the course of your investigation that may mitigate the guilt of the man charged with the murder. You are confident that you have arrested the correct person. You also know that if you turn this information over to the prosecutor that the prosecutor will give it to the defense attorney. Do you turn the evidence over to the prosecutor? Does it affect your answer that the evidence will have a substantial impact of the trial verdict?

2. An officer retires and moves to a state far from the area where he worked. Back in his home city, a defendant in a spousal abuse case is requesting discovery from the prosecution. The retired officer's partner knows that the retired officer kept a notebook that had notes from every call that resulted in an arrest, including the arrest of this defendant. The working partner believes that the notes are not significant to the case. Telling the prosecutor about the notes means that the retired officer will have to search them out and produce them. Should the working partner tell the prosecutor about the notebook's existence?