State v. Collins

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Nos. 125,681 126,069 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MIA MARIE COLLINS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT There are three essential elements of a Brady violation claim: (1) The evidence at issue must be favorable to the accused, either because it is exculpatory, or because it is impeaching; (2) that evidence must have been suppressed by the State, either willfully or inadvertently; and (3) the evidence must be material so as to establish prejudice. See Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 83 S. Ct. 1194,

10 L. Ed. 2d 215

(1963). Appeal from Sedgwick…