From what Costello said, he sent the DA the 600+ papers and then wrote he wanted to appear before the GJ and DA was obliged to present ... then when he was there he told the GJ that there were 600 pages the DA was hiding. As I understand the statutes, Costello’s lawyer (meaning the lawyer for the lawyer for the lawyer lol) followed protocol in presenting relevant evidence before the GJ ... my impression is the DA thought they could contain the damage by limiting testimony to 6 documents they cherry picked and Costello filled in the blanks.
Thank you for the explanation of how Costello got before the GJ. Bragg must be a truly stupid man to think he could call Costello and somehow limit what he had to say. I’m still mulling over Bragg feeling obligated to call Costello in the first place. Some jurisdictions have an obligation to present exculpatory evidence, but not all do. Maybe New York is one of those jurisdictions, so Bragg truly had no choice.
thanks for that...still doesn’t seem satisfying...why did the DA have to oblige ?