Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Campbell

Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands

Decided July 22, 1993No. Appeal No. 92-012; Traffic Case No. 92-0070Published

1Opinion of the Court

DELA CRUZ, Chief Justice:

*14The government appeals an order in favor of defendant William C. Campbell (“Campbell”) dismissing, without prejudice, charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol pursuant to 9 CMC § 7105. The dismissal followed the granting of a motion in limine excluding all evidence of Campbell’s demeanor the night he was arrested. The motion was made on grounds that the government failed to provide him with exculpatory evidence, as required under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 10 L. Ed. 2d 215 (1963).1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 1 CMC § 3102(a).…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. United States v. Filemon Bernal-ObesoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Leigh Raymond TamuraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. United States v. Vito Spillone, United States of America v. John Clyde Abel, United States of America v. Frank CitroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

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