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BRADY MATERIAL WHICH CONTRADICTED THE PEOPLE’S THEORY OF THE CASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE DEFENSE, CONVICTION REVERSED (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, reversing defendant’s conviction, determined that defendant should have been provided with exculpatory (Brady) evidence. Eyewitnesses to the assault made statements that there were two perpetrators, which directly contradicted the People’s theory that defendant was the sole perpetrator:

The first two prongs of Brady being satisfied, our inquiry thus turns to whether the suppressed information was material. “In New York, the test of materiality where . . . the defendant has made a specific request for the evidence in question is whether there is a reasonable possibility’ that the verdict would have been different if the evidence had been disclosed” … . … [B]oth witnesses’ statements, if true, would have directly contradicted the People’s theory of the case that defendant was the sole perpetrator. Although the People presented other evidence of defendant’s guilt, the only witness who identified defendant at trial initially told the police that he did not see the perpetrator’s face. Considering that the nightclub owner provided the police with the name of another possible assailant, and based on the other evidence presented at trial, it is clear that access at least to him could have allowed defendant to develop additional facts, which in turn could have aided him in establishing additional or alternative theories to support his defense. Given the substance of the nightclub owner’s statements and the nature of the People’s case, we cannot say—under our less demanding standard—that there was no “reasonable possibility” that the defense’s investigation of the witnesses would not have affected the outcome of defendant’s trial … . People v Rong He, 2019 NY Slip Op 07477, CtApp 10-17-19

 

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