U.S. v. Orena, No. 97-1174 (2nd Cir.) (145 F.3d 551) (June 3, 1998) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
Loaded on Aug. 1, 1998
published in Punch and Jurists
August 10, 1998
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This is one of those intriguing Brady violation cases that never really had a chance of succeeding. It involved high-profile organized crime figures, secret informants planted deep within their organizations, and allegations that an FBI "handler" had given secret information to his charge to keep him from being arrested …
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