Johnson v. Folino’s Empirical Analysis
705 F.3d 117 · 2013
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · United States v. Bagley · Coleman v. Thompson · United States v. Agurs · Kyles v. Whitley
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[Inadmissible evidence may be material if it could have led to the discovery of admissible evidence. Furthermore ... we think that inadmissible evidence may be material if it could have been used effectively to impeach or corral witnesses during cross-examination. Thus, the admissibility of the evidence itself is not dispositive for Brody purposes. Rather, the inquiry is whether the undisclosed evidence is admissible itself or could have led to the discovery of admissible evidence that could have made a difference in the outcome of the trial sufficient to establish a “reasonable probability” of a different result.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““[t]he materiality of Brady material depends almost entirely on the value of the evidence relative to the other evidence mustered by the state.” Suppressed evidence that would be cumulative of other evidence or would be used to impeach testimony of a witness whose account is strongly corroborated is generally not considered material for Brady purposes. Conversely, however, undisclosed evidence that would seriously undermine the testimony of a key witness may be considered material when it relates to an essential issue or the testimony lacks strong corroboration.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“mitigating factor in response to that evidence, it was not reasonably probable that further evidence about Abdul-Salaam's childhood abuse and mental health would have changed the outcome of his sentencing. Abdul-Salaam timely filed a notice of appeal, and this Court granted a Certificate of Appealability with respect to a single claim: whether”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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