U.S. v. Acosta, No. CR-S-03-542-JCM(PAL) (D.Nev.) (357 F.Supp.2d 1228) (January 31, 2005) (Judge James C. Mahan)
Loaded on April 1, 2005
published in Punch and Jurists
April 04, 2005
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Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues.
This case discusses two important discovery issues: what is the scope of the Government’s duty to disclose exculpatory evidence before trial?; and how should conflicts between the duty to disclose and the Jencks Act be reconciled?.
The indictment in this case charged 42 members of the Hell’s Angels …
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