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Brady Doctrine
Disclosure for Fairness, Justice for All

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  1. Inicio
  2. The Brady Doctrine
  3. The Brady Rule
  4. Core Components of the Brady Rule
  5. Scope of Brady Obligations

Scope of Brady Obligations

The prosecution's duty to disclose applies both before the trial and continues throughout the trial. Evidence that can be used to challenge the credibility of prosecution witnesses must also be disclosed.

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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