Ruiz v. Cady’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate ·

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[T]he district court should have determined for itself the extent to which Garcia's testimony was consistent. Also, without examining the trial transcript the district court could not adequately assess other possible exculpatory effects of the undisclosed evidence. For example, depending upon the extent to which Garcia's testimony was impeached otherwise, the undisclosed evidence might have been either cumulative or fatal to the prosecution's case. Similarly, the exculpatory value of impeaching Garcia's testimony may depend upon the extent to which Ruiz' trial testimony was shaken.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ruiz v. Cady

2. “probably would have resulted in an acquittal”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States ex rel. Smith v. Fairman