No. 21-440
Miguel Angel Santana v. Maryland
Amici (3)Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-integrity constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process false-testimony government-misconduct immunity-agreements prosecutorial-misconduct witness-immunity
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-10-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a government witness's uncorrected false testimony about immunity agreements violates due-process when the government informs defense-counsel but not the jury
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, when a government witness provides material false testimony about an immunity agreement and the government fails to correct that false testimony in front of the jury, the government cures that due process violation by merely making defense counsel aware of the falsity of the testimony.
Docket Entries
2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-22
Brief amicus curiae of The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at NYU School of Law filed. (Distributed)
2021-10-22
Brief amici curiae of Due Process Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-10-22
Brief amici curiae of Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-10-08
Waiver of right of respondent State of Maryland to respond filed.
2021-09-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)
Attorneys
Due Process Institute
Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Gary Eugene Bair — RaquinMercer LLC, Amicus
Gary Eugene Bair — RaquinMercer LLC, Amicus
Miguel Angel Santana
Kevin Barry Collins — Covington & Burling LLP, Petitioner
Kevin Barry Collins — Covington & Burling LLP, Petitioner
State of Maryland
Daniel John Jawor — Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, Respondent
Daniel John Jawor — Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, Respondent
The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at NYU School of Law
Gregory Hayes Lantier — Wilmer Cutler Pickering, Amicus
Gregory Hayes Lantier — Wilmer Cutler Pickering, Amicus