No. 19-5642

John Emmett Brown, Jr., and Derrick Louis Carter v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: brady-materiality brady-v-maryland criminal-procedure due-process duress-defense exculpatory-evidence government-disclosure materiality prosecutorial-misconduct witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

In the context of a duress defense, is the government's untimely disclosure of exculpatory evidence material under Brady v. Maryland?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In the context of a duress defense, is the government's untimely disclosure of exculpatory evidence that (1) corroborates the defendants' wellgrounded fear of harm and lack of reasonable opportunity to escape, while also (2) impeaching contrary evidence, material under Brady v. Maryland, 373 US. 83 (1963), or is it irrelevant?

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Derrick Louis Carter
Jay Andrew NelsonLaw Office of Jay A. Nelson, Petitioner
John Brown, et al.
Myra June SunMyra Sun - Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent