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Valentine’s week edition

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

The Valentine’s week’s edition is now available: Leading off this week is the Third Circuit’s ruling in James Lambert v. Beard. The panel in Lambert granted relief on Brady grounds. The Commonwealth apparently conceded before the panel that the trial prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that its key witness initially indicated someone other than Mr. Lambert committed the offense. The panel concludes that on the facts of this case, the suppressed evidence was both exculpatory and material. Also notable this edition is Florida’s First Appellate District’s decision in Criminal Specialist  Investigators, Inc. v. State. In Criminal Specialist  Investigators, Inc. the appellate panel granted relief in a funding dispute holding that the trial court failed to adequately weigh the importance of the role mitigation experts play in capital cases...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on February 16, 2011 (boomark / email).