Legal Opinion
United States v. Deutsch
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 4, 1974No. 73 Cr. 1904PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FRANKEL, District Judge.
We profess as a basic principle that the prosecutor’s “duty * * * is to seek justice, not merely to convict.” 1 He is “to guard the rights of the accused as well as to enforce the rights of the public.” 2 The ruling in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), enforces this principle in an important respect. The prosecutor is required as a matter of constitutional law to disclose to defendants evidentiary material that may help them to avoid conviction. As the Court has made clear:
“Suppression by the prosecution of evidence…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Robert Neil Conder, United States of America v. Bernard Joseph Grogan, United States of America v. William Moore PegramCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Irving B. Kahn and Teleprompter CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. Thomas E. Flaherty, United States of America v. James R. Kearns, Jr., United States of America v. Stuart H. WahlCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Fred "Freddy Campo" Campagnuolo, John "Jackie Campo" Campagnuolo, and Michael "Mike Douglas" GougulesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Seymour Pollack, United States of America v. Paul M. Sachs, United States of America v. William CuddCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Donald SteffenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. ShoherDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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