United States Ninth Circuit

Prosecutor may not require a defendant to waive her rights to see favorable evidence, under Brady v. Maryland, in order to obtain a downward departure in sentence under a plea agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/12/2000
• Decided 03/05/2001
• Published 03/05/2001

Judges

• Before:  BOOCHEVER, TASHIMA, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Troy A. Britt,Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant., David P. Curnow, Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.