State v. Superior Court

Paragraph 7 of the motion for discovery filed by counsel for the defendant Coolidge contains a list of items alleged to be in the possession of the police or of prosecuting officials. The motion alleges that examination of these items is “essential for the preparation of an adequate defense and to insure a fair trial.” Generally these are alleged to include guns taken from the home of the defendant, one of which is alleged in the indictments to have been used in the murder of Pamela Mason; bullets; articles of clothing of the defendant; specimens of hair taken from his body; a “knife or sharp…