Legal Opinion
DeCiantis v. Wall
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 18, 2012No. C.A. No. 12-018-MPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge.
Petitioner Anthony DeCiantis has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 seeking relief because of the prosecution’s failure to turn over Brady evidence. (ECF No. 1.) “Under Brady, the prosecutor has a duty to make available to the defense exculpatory evidence, including evidence useful for impeachment, possessed by the prosecution team or its agents.” López v. Massachusetts, 480 F.3d 591, 594 (1st Cir.2007). Mr. DeCiantis was convicted of murder by a R.I. Superior Court jury in 1984. (ECF No. 1 at…
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- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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