Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph M. McCrane Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 17, 1978No. 77-2169PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECHTLE, District Judge.
In this appeal from the District Court’s denial of his Fed.R.Crim.P. 33 motion for a new trial on grounds of newly discovered evidence, 1 we must determine whether defendant Joseph M. McCrane, Jr. (“McCrane”), was deprived of a fair trial when the Government failed to disclose evidence which allegedly would have impeached the Government’s key witness and supported McCrane’s theory of innocence. For the reasons stated below, we will affirm. 2
The facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows: On May 24, 1973, McCrane was charged in an eleven-count…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Joseph M. McCrane Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Joseph M. McCrane Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. McCraneDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
3Cited by5 opinions
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- United States v. NacrelliDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
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- Harris v. Gov't of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2011