Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 15, 1985No. 85-K-0161PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
464 So.2d 1363 (1985)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Walter E. JOHNSON, Jr.
No. 85-K-0161.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 15, 1985.
GRANTED.
This case, 463 So.2d 620, is remanded to the Court of Appeal for reconsideration of the Brady issue under the proper standard of review. In a case where the defense had made a request for specific exculpatory evidence, the standard of materiality is whether the undisclosed evidence might have affected the jury's verdict. Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963); see, State v. Perkins, 423 So.2d 1103 (La.1982); State v. Willie, 410 So.2d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. WillieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- State v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Monroe v. ButlerDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1988
- State v. DomingueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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