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1.Defendant entitled to examine witness with impeachment evidence of bad acts.
State v. Joshua James Willis, 2024-KK-00533 (La. 04/28/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 5
     During defendant's trial, he sought to question a witness, Sylvester, about whether Sylvester had been involved in drug-dealing from prison. Sylvester initi... view full summary
2.Defendant entitled to evidentiary hearing on Brady claim.
Keith Ezidore v. Timothy Hooper, 2023-KP-01312 (La. 05/07/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 5
     Petitioner filed post-conviction claims alleging violations of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. (1963), and factual innocence based on recantation. The dist... view full summary