Legal Opinion
United States v. Higgs
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 5, 1983No. Nos. 83-5361, 83-5368PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
In these consolidated appeals the government asks us to review a district court order excluding certain evidence in two related criminal prosecutions. Relying on Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), the district court held that the government was required to turn over to appellees prior to trial the names and addresses of any government witnesses who had been offered immunity and/or leniency for their cooperation, as well as the substance of any promises made to those witnesses by the government. The…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by110 opinions
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