No. 21-7636

Ramon Lopez v. Angel Quiros, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Correction

Lower Court: Connecticut
Docketed: 2022-04-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: brady-disclosure brady-v-maryland constitutional-rights criminal-defendant criminal-procedure disclosure due-diligence material-evidence material-favorable-evidence prosecuting-authority prosecutorial-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the rule set forth in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), requiring that the government disclose material favorable evidence to a criminal defendant include a rule that the defense exercise due diligence in independently seeking out material favorable evidence that is in the possession of the prosecuting authority?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the rule set forth in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), requiring that the government disclose material favorable evidence to a criminal defendant include a rule that the defense exercise due diligence in independently seeking out material favorable evidence that is in the possession of the prosecuting authority?

Docket Entries

2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-19
Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Correction to respond filed.
2022-04-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 18, 2022)

Attorneys

Commissioner of Correction
Timothy F. CostelloChief State's Attorney - Appellate Bureau, Respondent
Ramon Lopez
William Theodore Koch IIIKoch, Garg & Brown, Petitioner