{"id":1488,"date":"2018-01-17T04:50:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T09:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2018-01-17T04:50:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T09:50:57","slug":"destruction-evidence-case-may-heard-us-supreme-court-helping-define-due-process-violated-destroyed-exculpatory-evidence-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/destruction-evidence-case-may-heard-us-supreme-court-helping-define-due-process-violated-destroyed-exculpatory-evidence-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Destruction of evidence case may be heard by the US Supreme Court helping define when due process is violated by destroyed exculpatory evidence by the police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the case of Earley v. New Jersey, the defendant has asked the United States Supreme Court to address the issue of the standard to be applied when the police destroy evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The leading case from the United States Supreme Court addressing this issue is <em>Arizona v. Youngblood<\/em>.\u00a0 In that case, the United States Supreme Court held that the State violates a defendant\u2019s due process rights when the police destroy potentially exculpatory evidence and the defendant can show bad faith on the part of the police.\u00a0 Under this standard, the meaning of bad faith has been left to individual courts to define.<\/p>\n<p>There are varying standards Courts have applied:<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/destruction-evidence-case-may-heard-us-supreme-court-helping-define-due-process-violated-destroyed-exculpatory-evidence-police\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Destruction of evidence case may be heard by the US Supreme Court helping define when due process is violated by destroyed exculpatory evidence by the police\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the case of Earley v. 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