State v. Davila

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, NO. 90839-7 Respondent, ENBANC v. JULIO J. DAVILA, AUG Filed - - -2-7-2015 -- Petitioner. GORDON McCLOUD, J.-Julio Davila challenges the Court of Appeals' decision affirming his conviction for second degree murder. At issue is whether the State violated its disclosure obligation under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194,

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(1963), when it failed to disclose the fact that a forensic scientist who analyzed certain DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) evidence used in Davila's case had been fired for…