United States Ninth Circuit

Clearly established federal law requires the prosecution to provide reasons specific to the case in litigation if it declines to disclose the names and addresses of key witnesses. Grant of habeas relief in a drug-related case is affirmed where the testimony of an informant represented the only evidence against petitioner, and the state provided no reasons specific to the case for why it should not disclose the requested information.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2006
• Decided 03/23/2007
• Published 03/23/2007

Judges

• BRIGHT, Circuit Judge., Before MYRON H. BRIGHT,D.W. NELSON, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Carlos A. Martinez, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Marcia A. Fay, Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, briefed for the appellant.   Ms. Fay argued for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jacob M. Weisberg and Lawrence Gibbs, Berkeley, CA, briefed for the appellee.   Mr. Weisberg argued for the appellee.