Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph M. McCrane Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 18, 1975No. 75--1643PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Letters written by the United States Attorney to prospective customers of a key government witness constituted Brady material which should have been disclosed to the defendant in this criminal case. The failure of the prosecution to do so requires a new trial on the affected counts. Convictions will be affirmed on other charges of aiding the preparation of false income tax returns by deducting political contributions as business expenses.
The defendant was convicted on four counts of violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2), which in general proscribes aiding or…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. James Vincent KeoghCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by34 opinions
- United States v. DanskerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Joseph J. C. Dicarlo and Ronald C. MacKenzieCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- United States v. John A. Gambone, Sr. A/K/A Jack John A. Gambone, Sr., United States of America v. Anthony Gambone A/K/A Tony Anthony GamboneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Larry Leon Chaney v. John N. Brown, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Ferri v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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