United States v. McLaughlin

MEMORANDUM

GILES, Chief Judge.

Mark McLaughlin (“McLaughlin” or “Mark McLaughlin”) was convicted by a jury in 1996 of tax evasion under 26 U.S.C. § 7201. Following vacatur of his sentence on appeal but prior to new sentencing, McLaughlin filed a timely motion for new trial, asserting five grounds for relief: 1) that the government did not meet the requirements of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963) because it failed to turn over material exculpatory evidence to the defense prior to the trial; 2) that newly discovered evidence requires a new trial under Fed.…