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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Brady Claim in Narrow Ruling that Ignores Broader Doctrinal Concerns

by Bert | Jun 26, 2017 | District of Columbia, The Open File Blog

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in the consolidated cases of Turner v. United States and Overton v. United States last week. We covered the case details at length in an earlier post, here. The key legal issue—“the primary and dispositive question with...
The U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Brady Allegations in Decades-Old Washington, DC Murder Case

The U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Brady Allegations in Decades-Old Washington, DC Murder Case

by Bert | Jan 3, 2017 | District of Columbia

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that it will hear two consolidated cases involving allegations that the government suppressed exculpatory evidence in a decades-old murder prosecution in Washington, DC. The cases are Turner v. United States and Overton...
DC: Appeals Court Holds Ethical Duty to Disclose is Broader than Brady Standard

DC: Appeals Court Holds Ethical Duty to Disclose is Broader than Brady Standard

by Alec | May 5, 2015 | District of Columbia, The Open File Blog

A little noted decision from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that the rule governing prosecutors’ ethical responsibility to disclose exculpatory evidence is significantly broader than the legal standard enshrined in the Brady line of cases. In In Re...
Run of Recent Cases in HI, IN and Washington D.C. Involve Late Disclosure by Prosecutors

Run of Recent Cases in HI, IN and Washington D.C. Involve Late Disclosure by Prosecutors

by OpenFile | Apr 15, 2014 | District of Columbia, Hawaii, Indiana, The Open File Blog

The late disclosure of favorable evidence by prosecutors has been the theme in a number of recent cases out of Hawaii, Indiana and Washington D.C. In some of these cases, exculpatory evidence was withheld until the eve of trial; in another, impeaching evidence...
Washington DC: Former Prosecutor Admits He Withheld Favorable Evidence in 1985 Murder Trial

Washington DC: Former Prosecutor Admits He Withheld Favorable Evidence in 1985 Murder Trial

by OpenFile | Jun 20, 2013 | District of Columbia, The Open File Blog

The Washington Post reports that a former federal prosecutor who tried eight men for the 1984 beating death of a Washington D.C. woman has testified in court that he withheld favorable evidence from the defense because he decided it was not credible. Assistant U.S....

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