Legal Opinion
People v. Garrett
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 2014PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Abdus-Salaam, J.
Defendant Mark Garrett was convicted after trial of two counts of murder in the second degree for killing a 13-year-old girl. The evidence against defendant included his confession, which he maintained was false and had been coerced by police. In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the People committed a constitutional violation (see Brady v Maryland, 373 US 83 [1963]) when they did not disclose that a federal civil action had been brought against one of their police witnesses, a homicide detective who interrogated defendant, alleging that the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- People v. VilardiNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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