Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Regina v. LaVallee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 2, 1974No. Nos. 1066, 1067, Dockets 73-2722, 73-2737PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners brought this action for ha-beas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1970) claiming that at the state court trial at which they were convicted the. prosecution had failed to disclose a promise of leniency to a key prosecution witness. The district court denied relief. We affirm.
In early 1964 appellants were convicted in a New York court of first degree murder and first degree assault. The prosecution based its case in part on the testimony of one Anthony Getch. The defense sought to discredit this testimony by claiming that Getch, who had been subject to being…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. James Vincent KeoghCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. Leona M. HelmsleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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- Kenneth Angelo Wedra v. Dale Thomas, Robert Abrams, Attorney General, N.Y. StateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Robinson v. SmithDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1978
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