---
title: "Summarise federal criminal discovery and list proof issues"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/summarise-the-police-brief-and-list-proof-issues/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-T1-R5-US"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Summarise federal criminal discovery and list proof issues

> From the discovery the lawyer loads in a closed system, build a chronology and a table of each element of the offence the lawyer has identified, with the document that bears on it. Write no advice on the plea.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/summarise-the-police-brief-and-list-proof-issues/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the discovery the lawyer loads in a closed system, build a chronology and a table of each element of the offence the lawyer has identified, with the document that bears on it. Write no advice on the plea. |
| What the lawyer must review | Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(a), upon the defendant's request, requires the government to disclose specified statements of the defendant, the defendant's prior record in the government's possession, and documents and objects within the government's possession, custody or control that are material to preparing the defense, that the government intends to use in its case-in-chief, or that were obtained from or belong to the defendant. Brady v. Maryland holds that suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused, upon request, violates due process where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment, regardless of good faith or bad faith. You decide what is exculpatory and what is still missing. State prosecutions use state discovery rules. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Summarise the police brief and list proof issues](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/summarise-the-police-brief-and-list-proof-issues.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the discovery the lawyer loads in a closed system, build a chronology and a table of each element of the offence the lawyer has identified, with the document that bears on it. Write no advice on the plea.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Rule 16 disclosure and the constitutional duty are not the same list. Keep both.
- Do not put the discovery, the client's admissions or witness details into a public tool.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_16) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/373/83) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Disclosure and unused-material tracker (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/criminal-law/us-disclosure-unused-material-tracker.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A log of what the defense requested under Brady, Giglio, and, in federal court, Rule 16, what arrived, and what is still outstanding. |
| [Criminal client interview checklist (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/criminal-law/us-client-interview-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | An unsigned internal question list for a first interview in a US criminal case, covering the client's account, documents, and what the client has already told the police. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*