Legal Opinion

Johnson, Ex Parte Antrone Lynell

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 20, 2009No. AP-76,153Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. AP-76,153 EX PARTE ANTRONE LYNELL JOHNSON, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. F-94-51874-J IN THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. 3 FROM DALLAS COUNTY C OCHRAN, J., filed a concurring opinion. OPINION I join the Court’s opinion. I write separately because many prosecutors, acting in all good faith, may not realize that, under Brady,1 a prosecutor must always disclose information 1 Brady v. Maryland,

373 U.S. 83, 87

(1963) (due process requires prosecutors to “avoid” an unfair trial by making available to the defense evidence…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. United States v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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