People v. Bin Wahad

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bruce Allen, J.

The postconviction issue now presented in this extraordinary case, which has been in various forms of litigation for more than 20 years, is a deceptively simple one: has the defendant demonstrated that there is a reasonable possibility his guilty verdict would have been different if certain Rosario material had been available at trial? For the reasons set forth below, the answer to this question is "yes”, and the defendant is therefore entitled to a new trial.

Procedural History

In 1973, the defendant was convicted of two counts of attempted murder and one…