Mississippi HB610: Giglio letter; require prosecutors to give law enforcement officers an opportunity to be heard before sending.

What the bill says

An act to require a prosecutor to give notice to a law enforcement officer before sending a giglio letter or placing the officer's name on a giglio list; to define the terms "giglio letter" and "giglio list"; to require the prosecutor to give the officer an opportunity to review materials and meet with the prosecutor before the giglio letter is sent; to authorize an officer to appeal a prosecutor's decision to send a giglio letter to the circuit court in which the officer resides for a de novo review; and for related purposes.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT TO REQUIRE A PROSECUTOR TO GIVE NOTICE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BEFORE SENDING A GIGLIO LETTER OR PLACING THE OFFICER'S NAME ON A GIGLIO LIST; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "GIGLIO LETTER" AND "GIGLIO LIST"; TO REQUIRE THE PROSECUTOR TO GIVE THE OFFICER AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW MATERIALS AND MEET WITH THE PROSECUTOR BEFORE THE GIGLIO LETTER IS SENT; TO AUTHORIZE AN OFFICER TO APPEAL A PROSECUTOR'S DECISION TO SEND A GIGLIO LETTER TO THE CIRCUIT COURT IN WHICH THE OFFICER RESIDES FOR A DE NOVO REVIEW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed in this subsection unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Giglio letter" or "Giglio notification" means communication, whether written or oral, made by a prosecuting attorney to the employer of a law enforcement officer which gives notice to the employer that the prosecuting attorney has determined that the officer may not be called to testify at trial due to the officer's alleged untruthfulness, bias, lack of candor, lack of integrity, illegal conduct, moral turpitude or other type of issue that places the officer's credibility in question. *HR26/R414* H. B. No. 610 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R414 PAGE 1 (GT\KW) …