David Arthur Buie v. James E. Sullivan, Superintendent of Ossining Correctional Facility

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• holding that mere speculation about motives for prosecutor's actions is insufficient to warrant finding of bad faith
• holding that the district court’s good faith finding is reviewed for clear error
• noting that the evidence overwhelmingly supported the defendant’s guilt
• no sixth amendment violation when arrest rendering witness unavailable was based on probable cause, and witness’ exculpatory statements were admitted through testimony of police officer
• “[^peculation . . . does not permit a determination of bad faith on the part of the prosecutor”
• Compulsory Process Clause not violated unless excluded evidence was “of such a nature that the defendant would be unable to obtain comparable evidence by other reasonably available means”

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