Under what circumstances can the prosecution of a sexual assault case suppress evidence that is favourable to the accused upon request?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S.A v. Buenrostro, DC. No. 2:95-CR-00504- WBS-1, No. 08-16185 (9th Cir. 2011):
3.Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87 (1963) ("[S]uppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused upon request violates due process where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment, irrespective of the good faith or bad faith of the prosecution.").
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