Legal Opinion
Michael D. Porter v. Bob White
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 2007No. 06-11769PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
In 1988, Michael D. Porter was convicted of burglary, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated battery, and sexual battery in Pasco County, Florida. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In 2002, we granted Porter’s petition for habeas corpus and set aside his conviction after concluding that the prosecution had violated his due process rights under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), by failing to disclose to him, for use at trial, two favorable police reports, both of which were material to his defense. Porter…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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