Dickson v. Quarterman, No. 05-70032 (5th Cir.) (462 F.3d 470) (August 24, 2006) (Judge Emilio M. Garza)
Loaded on July 1, 2006
published in Punch and Jurists
July 31, 2006
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Prosecutorial Misconduct.
Here the Court first rejected a habeas petition based on a Brady violation (that the trial court said was sufficiently serious to warrant a new trial) - and then gave a long sermon telling prosecutors how important it is to comply with Brady.
It is certainly not surprising …
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