Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/21/1986

Commonwealth v. Donahue

Citations

487 N.E.2d 1351
396 Mass. 590
1986 Mass. LEXIS 1137

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discussing factors to be applied in determining whether prosecutor obligated to seek requested exculpatory evidence from Federal authorities
listing a similar set of factors for a search Brady analysis
\The prosecutor cannot be said to suppress that which is not in his possession or subject to his control\
defendant entitled to new trial where prosecutor’s behavior denied the defendant access to material and exculpatory evidence
in circumstances presented, State prosecutor obliged to seek from Federal authorities exculpatory witness statements of material trial witness who was being held in Federal protection
in some circumstances, prosecutor “should be required to seek access to material and exculpatory evidence” not in possession of prosecutor or police

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Lynch

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