People v. Hunter

OPINION OF THE COURT

Smith, J.

Defendant was charged with rape, sodomy and sexual abuse, and convicted of sodomy, after a young woman testified that he raped and otherwise assaulted her during a visit to his home. Before defendant’s trial the People learned, but did not tell defendant, that the same woman had recently accused another man of raping her in that man’s home. We hold, based on the facts of this case, that the People violated their obligations under Brady v Maryland (373 US 83 [1963]).

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The event at the center of this case took place on December 9, 2001. At the trial, which began on…