State v. Goodson

(dissenting) :

I respectfully dissent, concluding the State’s failure to disclose the existence of the roll of film did not deprive the appellant of a fair trial. Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 10 L. Ed. (2d) 215 (1963); and United States v. Agurs, 427 U. S. 97, 96 S. Ct. 2392, 49 L. Ed. (2d) 342 (1976).

It is utterly ridiculous to contend that the defendant, David Goodson, had his picture taken inside the Highway Department while he was robbing it. Although the roll of film may inculpate someone other than the appellant in the crime, it does not exculpate him.

The failure to…