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  2. The Brady Doctrine
  3. The Brady Rule
  4. Core Components of the Brady Rule
  5. Prosecution’s Knowledge

Prosecution’s Knowledge

The obligation extends to evidence known to all members of the prosecution team, including police and other investigative agencies. The prosecution is deemed to have constructive knowledge of evidence in its control.

Table of Contents

  • The Brady Rule
    • Core Components of the Brady Rule
      • Consequences of Non-Compliance
      • Disclosure of Exculpatory Evidence
      • Good Faith or Bad Faith Irrelevant
      • Materiality Standard
      • Prosecution’s Knowledge
      • Scope of Brady Obligations
    • Historical Background and the Brady v. Maryland Case
  • The Brady List
  • State-by-State Analysis
  • Brady Violations
  • Brady Remedies

Cases

  • Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)
  • Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 1 (1967)
  • Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972)
  • United States v. Agurs, 427 U.S. 97 (1976)
  • People v. Garcia, 200 Colo. 413 (Colo. 1980)
  • United States v. Bagley, 473 U.S. 667 (1985)
  • United States v. Severdija, 790 F.2d 1556 (11th Cir. 1986)
  • Commonwealth v. Tucceri, 412 Mass. 401 (Mass. 1992)
  • Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 (1995)
  • State v. Shannon, 341 N.C. 517 (N.C. 1995)
  • Strickler v. Greene, 527 U.S. 263 (1999)
  • Leka v. Portuondo, 257 F.3d 89 (2d Cir. 2001)
  • Banks v. Dretke, 540 U.S. 668 (2004)
  • People v. Robinson, 103 N.Y.2d 658 (N.Y. 2004)
  • Cone v. Bell, 556 U.S. 449 (2009)
  • United States v. Price, 566 F.3d 900 (9th Cir. 2009)
  • Smith v. Cain, 565 U.S. 73 (2012)
  • United States v. Olsen, 704 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2013)

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