United States Third Circuit

In habeas proceedings arising from defendant's capital murder conviction, district court's grant of habeas relief on the ground that the state prosecutors had withheld several pieces of material exculpatory evidence in violation of Brady is affirmed where the cumulative effect of the multiple Brady violations was to undermine confidence in the verdict.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/13/2009
• Decided 09/11/2009
• Published 09/11/2009

Judges

• Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, FUENTES, and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Kaltenbaugh (Argued), Office of District Attorney, Cambria County, Edensburg, PA, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew C. Lawry (Argued), Robert B. Dunham, Defender, Association of Philadelphia, Federal Capital Habeas Corpus Unit, West Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.