· 4/15/1985
United States v. Theodore Duane McKinney
Citations
- 758 F.2d 1036
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 29177
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding no Brady violation where the defendant was able to use documents disclosed during trial in an effective cross-examination
- “[Agreements between the Government and a defendant to forego the presentation of otherwise admissible evidence are enforceable.”
- no violation under Brady where 2 evidence favorable and material to the defense is disclosed during the trial
- the court cannot reverse a conviction under Brady “unless a fundamentally unfair trial resulted”
- “A stipulation among the parties to a lawsuit is akin to a contract.”
- “If the defendant received the material in time to put it to effective use at trial, his conviction should not be reversed simply because it was not disclosed as early as it might have and, indeed, should have been.”
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Judges: Randall, Johnson, Garwood
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