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Brady Violation
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Legal Profession Blog
Reprimand For Brady Violation
A prosecutor has been reprimanded by consent for a Brady violation by the Arizona Presiding Disciplinary Judge.The issue involved information that a prosecution witness was under the influence of alcoholNJ…
EvidenceProf Blog
Undisclosed Mega-Update Thread 5
By Colin Miller
On August 27, 2020, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina entered an order vacating Ronnie Long's convictions for first-degree rape and burglary. This came…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issues stay of execution so trial court can examine Rodney Reed’s “<em>Brady</em>, false testimony, and actual innocence claims”
As noted in this prior post, many questions have been raised about the guilt of Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who had been scheduled to be executed on November…
EvidenceProf Blog
An Introduction to the Jonathan Irons Case & His Brady Claim Based on an Undisclosed Fingerprints Report
By Colin Miller
On June 30th, I read a New York Times article about WNBA player Maya Moore taking a one year leave of absence to work on the case of Jonathan Irons,…
Legal Profession Blog
Idaho Prosecutor Reprimanded For Brady Violation
A Brady violation drew a public reprimand from a hearing committee of the Professional Conduct Board of the Idaho State Bar. The Statesman reported on the criminal caseIdaho’s highest court on…
Illinois Post-Conviction Blog
First District reverses dismissal of post-conviction petition based on Brady violation allegation
By Nate Nieman
In People v. Morales, 2019 IL App (1st) 160225, the First District Appellate Court reviewed and ultimately reversed the decision of the Circuit Court of Cook County dismissing Morales’ post-conviction petition at…
EvidenceProf Blog
My New Article: “The Right to Evidence of Innocence Before Pleading Guilty”
By Colin Miller
I have posted the draft of my new article, "The Right to Evidence of Innocence Before Pleading Guilty," on SSRN. Here is the abstract:George Alvarez, a ninth grade, special education student,…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Importance of the Amici Curiae Brief to the Adnan Syed Appeal
By Colin Miller
The defense brief was not the only brief submitted to the Court of Appeals of Maryland in the Adnan Syed case last week. It was accompanied by an amici curiae (friend…
EvidenceProf Blog
“In the Dark,” “Undisclosed,” and Brady Violations Connected to Alternate Suspects
By Colin Miller
The second season of "In the Dark" by APM Reports/Madeleine Baran has been terrific. It covers the case of Curtis Flowers, who has been prosecuted (a record) six times in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Disclosing Prosecutorial Misconduct”
Main June 16, 2018"Disclosing Prosecutorial Misconduct"I just came across this article authored by Jason Kreag available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Prosecutorial misconduct in the form of Brady violations…