U.S. v. Smith, No. 92-3220 (D.C. Cir.) (77 F.3d 511) (March 5, 1996) (Judge Harry T. Edwards)
This is a revealing case that sheds new light on the prosecutor's duty to disclose material evidence favorable to a defendant. Here, the D.C. Circuit reverses a drug conviction and orders a new trial because it found that the Government had suppressed material information about one of its star witnesses. ...
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