Munchinski v. Wilson’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
June 2017
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1631 · 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 636
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Slack v. McDaniel · Williams v. Taylor · United States v. Bagley · Coleman v. Thompson
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) The Bates report: a one-page report of trooper George F. Bates, dated January 6, 1978, relating an interview With Maria Caccia, who. indicated that Bowen had left Pennsylvania for Oklahoma on December 1,1977. (2)- The Goodwin/Powell-report: a report, dated December 20, 1977,’ written by Goodwin. In this report, Goodwin indicated that Deputy Coroner Jack Powell informed him that it was believed that the anal intercourse to which Alford was subjected would have taken place 24 hours prior to his death.’ (3) The Powell addendum: a typewritten summary of a phone call, attributed to Fayette County Deputy Coroner Jack Powell, dated December 14, 1977, indicating that the anal intercourse to which Alford was subjected possibly occurred “at least 24 hours” before his death. (4) The addendum to Alford’s autopsy: a one-page addendum to Alford’s autopsy report, dated December 17, 1977 and signed by Dr. Sava, indicating that the medical samples taken from Alford’s rectum were of blood group “A”. [Mun-chinski] avers, and the Superior Court concluded, that [his] blood group is “B”. Dr. Sava noted in this report that contamination of the samples by the contents of Alford’s own urethra “[could not] be entirely ruled out.” (5) The Mangiaearne/Carbone report: a report written by Corporal Mangia-carne, dated December 16,1980, relating his interview of ah individual named Elizabeth Carbone (“Carbone”). According to this report, Carbone described a detailed confession to the murders [of Alford ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“As the Court of Appeals has recently reaffirmed, “[a] Brady violation occurs if: (1) the evidence at issue is favorable to the accused, because [it is] either exculpatory or impeaching; (2) the prosecution withheld it; and (3) the defendant was prejudiced because the evidence was ‘material.’ ” The requirement that the prosecution disclose such infor-.matipn extends not only to .information that is actually known to the prosecutors, but also to “all information in the possession of the prosecutor’s office, the police, and others acting on behalf of the prosecution.” Willful or morally culpable suppression of Brady evidence is not necessary for relief to be granted. The Supreme Court has long recognized that “[i]f the suppression of evidence results in constitutional error, it is because of the character of the evidence, not the character of the prosecutor.” Even a criminal defendant’s failure to request favorable evidence does not abrogate the prosecution’s disclosure obligations. “[A] defendant’s- failure to request favorable evidence [does] not leave the Government free of all obligation^]” and a Brady violation might arise even “where the ■Government failed to volunteer exculpatory evidence never requested, or requested only in a general way””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]he prosecution at Munchinski’s 1986 murder trial suppressed favorable evidence that was material to the determination of his guilt or innocence. The suppression of this, evidence deprived [Munchinski] of a constitutionally-adequate trial, and the resulting verdict is not worthy of confidence. Additionally, [Munchinski] has adduced new, credible evidence of his innocence, and it is clear that, in light of that evidence along with the 30-plus-year record as a whole, no reasonable trier of fact could have convicted [Munchinski] of the crimes with which he was charged, but for the multitude of constitutional violations that occurred in this case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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