Ferrara v. U.S., No. 05-1736 (1st Cir.) (456 F.3d 278) (August 10, 2006) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)
Loaded on Aug. 1, 2006
published in Punch and Jurists
August 07, 2006
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This is an interesting opinion which vacates the sentence of a prisoner essentially because the Government engaged in seriously egregious misconduct, including the manipulation of material witnesses, which led to a guilty plea, the Court affirmed the vacation of a sentence because the Government didn’t disclose Brady material. As …
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