28 Cited authorities

  1. Brady v. Maryland

    373 U.S. 83 (1963)   Cited 43,413 times   133 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the prosecution violates due process when it suppresses material, favorable evidence
  2. Foster v. Chatman

    575 U.S. 1025 (2016)   Cited 525 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a federal court "lacks jurisdiction to entertain a federal claim on review of a state court judgment if that judgment rests on a state law ground that is both independent of the merits of the federal claim and an adequate basis for the court's decision."
  3. People v. Rosario

    9 N.Y.2d 286 (N.Y. 1961)   Cited 1,652 times
    Holding that trial court erred by failing to compel prosecution to turn over witnesses' prior statements relating to their trial testimony
  4. Gould v. New York City Police Department

    89 N.Y.2d 267 (N.Y. 1996)   Cited 406 times
    In Matter of Gould v. New York City Police Dept. (89 N.Y.2d 267, 274-275), the Court of Appeals noted that "[a]ll government records are * * * presumptively open for public inspection and copying" under FOIL "unless they fall within one of the enumerated exemptions of Public Officers Law § 87(2)".
  5. Hurrell-Harring v. State

    2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 3798 (N.Y. 2010)   Cited 214 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations that "counsel was simply not provided at critical stages of the proceedings . . . state[d] a claim, not for ineffective assistance under Strickland, but for basic denial of the right to counsel under Gideon"
  6. Price v. Price

    69 N.Y.2d 8 (N.Y. 1986)   Cited 354 times
    In Price v Price (69 N.Y.2d 8), we held that where separate property appreciated during the marriage, in part due to the efforts and contributions of the nontitled spouse, the amount of the appreciation was marital property subject to equitable distribution. It follows that where the nontitled spouse has contributed to the appreciation of the titled spouse's interest in a partnership, even though the spouse was already a partner at the time of the marriage, the appreciation constitutes marital property subject to equitable distribution.
  7. Capital Newspapers v. Burns

    67 N.Y.2d 562 (N.Y. 1986)   Cited 292 times
    In Matter of Capital Newspapers v. Burns, 67 N.Y.2d 562, 505 N.Y.S.2d 576, 496 N.E.2d 665 (Ct.App.1986), the Court of Appeals stated that " the legislative intent underlying the enactment of Civil Rights Law § 50-a was narrowly specific, ‘ to prevent time-consuming and perhaps vexatious investigation into irrelevant collateral matters in the context of a civil or criminal action.’ "
  8. Friedman v. Rehal

    618 F.3d 142 (2d Cir. 2010)   Cited 126 times
    Holding that the “Supreme Court has consistently treated exculpatory and impeachment evidence in the same way for the purpose of defining the obligation of a prosecutor to provide Brady material prior to trial, ... and the reasoning underlying Ruiz could support a similar ruling for a prosecutor's obligations prior to a guilty plea”
  9. People v. Jackson

    78 N.Y.2d 638 (N.Y. 1991)   Cited 123 times
    Finding that society's interest in the finality of judgments of conviction "is formidable"
  10. Collins v. City of N.Y.

    923 F. Supp. 2d 462 (E.D.N.Y. 2013)   Cited 59 times
    Holding that ADAs were absolutely immune from claims that they "coerc[ed] [witnesses] into giving false testimony, present[ed] that testimony at trial, and fail[ed] to disclose the circumstances of their testimony"
  11. Section 87 - Access to agency records

    N.Y. Pub. Off. Law § 87   Cited 1,163 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Providing for free access to governmental records