No. 21-20

Jack Albert Chappell v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: brady-violation criminal-procedure due-process evidence-disclosure evidence-handling fair-trial government-witness prosecutorial-misconduct witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prosecutorial misconduct and mishandling of evidence constitutes a Brady violation when the government failed to disclose critical information regarding the drugged and intoxicated state of a government witness

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), does prosecutorial misconduct and mishandling of evidence constitute a Brady violation when the Government prosecuting attorney refused to disclose critical information regarding the drugged and intoxicated state of Government witness Leslee Ball and knowingly permitted her to testify at trial. i

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-14
Waiver of right of respondent United State of America to respond filed.
2021-06-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 9, 2021)

Attorneys

Jack Chappell
Theodore SandbergOlson Juntunen Sandberg & Boettner, Petitioner
United State of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent