Legal Opinion

State v. Chapman

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 3, 1997No. 97-K-0967PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LB YENES, Judge.

The defendant Jerry Chapman requests a review of the trial court’s ruling which denied his application for post conviction relief as untimely.

Chapman asserts that he is entitled to post conviction relief because of newly discovered evidence in the supplemental police report which contained Brady material. Chapman now claims that he did not receive a fair trial because the state did not disclose exculpatory Brady material from the supplemental police report that related that Tammy Polk did not tell the police that she had witnessed the murder.

Chapman avers that he was unaware…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Drew v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  2. Lemmon v. ConnickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
  3. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. Adams v. First Nat. Bank of CommerceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  5. State Ex Rel. Cormier v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Innocence Project New Orleans v. New Orleans Police DepartmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. Rain & Hail, L.L.C. v. DavisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  3. State v. ObneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  4. State of Louisiana v. Cornell LewisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2023
  5. State v. LegerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2015

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