Legal Opinion

United States v. Christopher Hamilton

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 20, 1997No. 95-2516PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises two issues: an interesting one regarding the use of telephonic testimony, and a pedestrian one regarding a claimed violation by the government of its obligation to disclose evidence to the defense under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963).

Someone robbed the Guaranty Bank located in the Grand Avenue Mall in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 14, 1994. The government thought the robber was Christopher Hamilton so a criminal complaint was lodged against him. The defense then claimed Hamilton was not…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by64 opinions

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