99 Cited authorities

Brady v. Maryland
373 U.S. 83 (1963) Cited 43,295 times 133 Legal Analyses
Holding that the prosecution violates due process when it suppresses material, favorable evidence
Jones v. Barnes
463 U.S. 745 (1983) Cited 11,144 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding that it was not ineffective assistance for appellate counsel to decline to make every nonfrivolous argument requested by the defendant
Giglio v. United States
405 U.S. 150 (1972) Cited 12,144 times 29 Legal Analyses
Holding that prosecution must disclose all information or material that may be used to impeach the credibility of prosecution witnesses where witness's credibility is "an important issue in the case"
Holmes v. South Carolina
547 U.S. 319 (2006) Cited 1,897 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that a rule that categorically barred evidence of third-party guilt when strong forensic evidence of the defendant's guilt was presented "is arbitrary in the sense that it does not rationally serve the end that ... [it was] designed to further"
United States v. Agurs
427 U.S. 97 (1976) Cited 7,506 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that materiality "must be evaluated in the context of the entire record"
United States v. Scheffer
523 U.S. 303 (1998) Cited 1,979 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that the blanket exclusion of polygraph evidence didn't violate the right to present a defense, as the law was "a rational and proportional means of advancing the legitimate interest in barring unreliable evidence"
Crane v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 683 (1986) Cited 3,278 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that an opportunity to present a complete defense "would be an empty one if the State were permitted to exclude competent, reliable evidence bearing on the credibility of a confession when such evidence is central to the defendant's claim of innocence"
Chambers v. Mississippi
410 U.S. 284 (1973) Cited 5,975 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that the application of the rule against hearsay to exclude exculpatory testimony violated the defendant's right to present a complete defense because the testimony was reliable
People v. Contes
60 N.Y.2d 620 (N.Y. 1983) Cited 11,955 times 2 Legal Analyses
Stating the standard for review of the legal sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case is whether "after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt"
Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California
464 U.S. 501 (1984) Cited 1,759 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that media have a right of access to voir dire
Section 520.11 - Admission pro hac vice
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 520.11 Cited 53 times
Permitting member of bar of another state to be admitted pro hac vice provided that, inter alia, attorney is associated with member in good standing of New York bar “who shall be the attorney of record in the matter”

The People, Appellant,v.Ganesh R. Ramsaran, Respondent.

99 Cited authorities

Holding that the prosecution violates due process when it suppresses material, favorable evidence

Holding that it was not ineffective assistance for appellate counsel to decline to make every nonfrivolous argument requested by the defendant

Holding that prosecution must disclose all information or material that may be used to impeach the credibility of prosecution witnesses where witness's credibility is "an important issue in the case"

Holding that a rule that categorically barred evidence of third-party guilt when strong forensic evidence of the defendant's guilt was presented "is arbitrary in the sense that it does not rationally serve the end that ... [it was] designed to further"

Holding that materiality "must be evaluated in the context of the entire record"

Holding that the blanket exclusion of polygraph evidence didn't violate the right to present a defense, as the law was "a rational and proportional means of advancing the legitimate interest in barring unreliable evidence"

Holding that an opportunity to present a complete defense "would be an empty one if the State were permitted to exclude competent, reliable evidence bearing on the credibility of a confession when such evidence is central to the defendant's claim of innocence"

Holding that the application of the rule against hearsay to exclude exculpatory testimony violated the defendant's right to present a complete defense because the testimony was reliable

Stating the standard for review of the legal sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case is whether "after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt"

Holding that media have a right of access to voir dire

Permitting member of bar of another state to be admitted pro hac vice provided that, inter alia, attorney is associated with member in good standing of New York bar “who shall be the attorney of record in the matter”