Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Folino
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 2009No. Civil Action 04-2835PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
Before the Court is petitioner Roderick Johnson’s (“Petitioner”) motion to depose Berks County Sheriff Eric Weaknecht (“Sheriff Weaknecht”) concerning Petitioner’s claim for an .alleged violation of Brady v. Maryland. The subtext of this motion implicates whether Petitioner’s alleged Brady claim has been procedurally defaulted in state court.
Petitioner’s alleged Brady violation pertains to undisclosed impeachment evidence related to certain government witnesses who testified unfavorably at Petitioner’s trial. Petitioner proposes to depose Sheriff…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Woodford v. NgoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Roderick Johnson v. Louis FolinoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- Bridges v. BeardDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2013
- Johnson v. FolinoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Johnson, R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017