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Prosecutor's duty to learn of favorable evidence
Leading case
Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 (1995)
How courts have described it
holding that "prosecutor has a duty to learn of any favorable evidence known to the others acting on the government's behalf in the case " (emphasis added)
United States v. Edison Misla-Aldarondo, 478 F.3d 52 (1st Cir. 2007)
holding, in the Brady context, that an "individual prosecutor has a duty to learn of any favorable evidence known to others...."
holding that “the individual prosecutor- has a duty to learn of any favorable evidence known to the others acting on the government’s behalf in the case”
United States v. Bagcho, 151 F. Supp. 3d 60 (D.D.C. 2015)
holding that the “individual prosecutor has a duty to learn of any favorable evidence known to the others acting on the government’s behalf in the case, including the police”
Higgs v. United States, 711 F. Supp. 2d 479 (D. Md. 2010)
recognizing that the "prosecutor has a duty to learn of any favorable evidence known to the others acting on the government's behalf in the case, including the police"
State v. Sandy & Supris, 788 S.E.2d 200 (N.C. Ct. App. 2016)
concluding that “the individual prosecutor has a duty to learn of any favorable evidence known to others acting on the government’s behalf in the case, including the police”
Queen v. State, 198 P.3d 731 (Idaho Ct. App. 2008)
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The quotations above are from court opinions that cite the leading case, in each court's own words. The heading is a short label Annlex generated from those quotations. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer and is not legal advice.