Ferguson v. State

Andrews, Chief Judge.

Travis Ferguson appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of trafficking in cocaine. He claims on appeal that the conviction must be reversed because the State violated its duty under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 (83 SC 1194, 10 LE2d 215) (1963) and Giglio v. United States, 405 U. S. 150 (92 SC 763, 31 LE2d 104) (1972) to disclose material evidence favorable to the accused by: (1) failing to disclose a deal for leniency on federal criminal charges between federal authorities and a witness for the State, and (2) failing to provide the…