COMMONWEALTH v. JOAQUIN DIAZ.’s Empirical Analysis
2022
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
February 2023
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Commonwealth v. Tucceri · State v. Quick · Commonwealth v. Martin · Commonwealth v. Ellison
Most-quoted passages
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“To obtain a new trial on the basis of nondisclosed exculpatory evidence, a defendant must establish (1) that 'the evidence [was] in the possession, custody, or control of the prosecutor or a person subject to the prosecutor's control'; (2) 'that the evidence is exculpatory'; and (3) 'prejudice.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“This 'duty to inquire,' Commonwealth v. Martin, 427 Mass. 816, 823 (1998), is essential to the performance of a prosecutor's discovery obligations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'Reasonableness' is the only limitation on the prosecutor's duty of inquiry.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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