Legal Opinion
State v. Sullivan
Montana Supreme Court
Decided October 28, 1997No. 96-584PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
Thomas Sullivan (Sullivan) appeals from an order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, dismissing his petition for postconviction relief for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We affirm.
Sullivan raises the following issues on appeal:
1. Did the District Court err in concluding that Sullivan’s rights under Brady v. Maryland were not violated?
2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in determining that Sullivan is not entitled to a new trial based on newly discovered evidence?
3. Is Sullivan entitled to a new trial as a matter of due process,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. Edward L. Morris and Steven M. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- State v. PerryMontana Supreme Court · 1988
- United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Carlos Jones, Also Known as Dion Tillman, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. HansonMontana Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. RedcrowMontana Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. AbeMontana Supreme Court · 2001
- Soraich v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. FinleyMontana Supreme Court · 2002
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