United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Jessie Ervin Buchanan, and Cross-Appellant

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• holding that impeachment evidence does not fall within Brady or Giglio parameters unless it is material to the question of guilt
• “[W]here a witness’ credibility is not material to the question of guilt, failure to disclose impeachment evidence does not violate Brady.”
• because investigative officers are part of prosecution, taint on trial no less if they, rather than prosecutors, guilty of nondisclosure; knowledge by police or investigators therefore imputed to prosecution under Brady
• because investigative officers are part of prosecution, taint on trial no less if they, rather than prosecutors, were guilty of nondisclosure; knowledge by police or investigators therefore imputed to prosecution under Brady

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