Legal Opinion
United States v. Claxton
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided July 6, 2017No. 17-0148/AFPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge STUCKY
delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted review to determine whether the Government’s failure to disclose to the defense that a Government witness was an informant, in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), was haimless beyond a reasonable doubt.1 We hold that it was and therefore affirm the judgment of the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA).
I. Background
On March 16, 2012, Appellant, a cadet attending the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), was charged with sexual offenses against two women: one incident…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- United States v. DuBayUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2018
- United States v. CrumpUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2020
- United States v. FrantzUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2020
- United States v. GordonUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2019
- United States v. LeachUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2020
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