Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Demone Wyatt Lee

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 1, 2017No. S16Y0832

1Opinion of the Court

301 Ga. 74

FINAL COPY S16Y0832. IN THE MATTER OF DEMONE WYATT LEE. PER CURIAM. In Brady v. Maryland,

373 U. S. 83, 87

( 83 SCt 1194, 10 LE2d 215) (1963), the United States Supreme Court held that “the suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused upon request violates due process where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment, irrespective of the good faith or bad faith of the prosecution.” Consistent with Brady, Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8 (d) requires a prosecuting attorney in a criminal case to “make timely disclosure to the defense of all…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Burgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. In re WoodhamSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  4. Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Floyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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