· 3/5/1984
United States v. Starusko, John
Citations
- 729 F.2d 256
- 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 24833
- 15 Fed. R. Serv. 228
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- indicating that the Brady doctrine may require the pre-trial disclosure of Jencks Act material that is truly exculpatory of the charge against the defendant
- noting the Third Circuit’s “longstanding policy” of encouraging early disclosure of Brady material
- \No denial of due process occurs if Brady material is disclosed in time for its effective use at trial.\
- “[T]he government is not obliged under Brady to furnish a defendant with information which he already has or, with any reasonable diligence, he can obtain himself” (internal quotation marks omitted).
- ''[T]he government is not obliged under Brady to furnish a defendant with information which he already has or, with any reasonable diligence, he can obtain himself” (internal quotation marks omitted).
- \Evidence impeaching the testimony of a government witness is exculpatory when the credibility of the witness may be determinative of a criminal defendant's guilt or innocence.\
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Judges: Aldisert, Higginbotham, Sloviter
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