United States v. Eric C. Payne

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• recognizing that evidence is not suppressed within the meaning of Brady “if the defendant or his attorney” knew, or should have known, about the evidence
• holding that a new trial is not required where witness’s testimony was “but a fraction of the evidence” linking the defendant to the crime
• recognizing that evidence is not suppressed within the meaning of Brady \if the defendant or his attorney \ knew, or should have known, about the evidence
• noting that Brady does not demand a new trial when the testimony of an impeached witness is corroborated by other evidence
• explaining that the prosecution “has an affirmative duty to disclose favorable evidence known to it, even if no specific disclosure request is made by the defense”
• noting that affidavit may be material where it \add[s] concrete evidence\ to support impeachment

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).