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U.S. v. Avellino, No. 97-1117, No. 309 (2nd Cir.) (136 F.3d 249) (January 30, 1998) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse)

In holding that the Brady rule does not impose an unlimited duty on the prosecutor to inquire of other Government offices, the Court explained that a contrary view would "condemn the prosecution of criminal cases to a state of paralysis".

This is one of those typical, inconsistent Brady-rule violation cases ...

 

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