Legal Opinion
Little v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 19, 1999No. 1264-98PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEASLER, J.,
delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.
The State tried-Jimmy Rocky Little for driving while intoxicated. A chemist testified that Little’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.13. After this testimony, but before cross-examination, the State told Little’s attorney that the chemist had lost the paperwork from his tests. We must decide whether the fact that the State had lost the underlying paperwork was favor able and material information which the State had to disclose to the defense. If it was, we must determine whether the State’s disclosure during trial was timely. We…
2Cases cited17 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
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by169 opinions
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