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“brady clearly does not impose an affirmative duty upon the government to take action to discover information which it does not possess.”
22 citation events (1 in the last 25 years) across 15 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Campbell v. State (miss, 1983-08-03)
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Top citers, strongest first. 6 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Campbell v. State
Miss. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
brady clearly does not impose an affirmative duty upon the government to take action to discover information which it does not possess
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Lewis v. United States
D.C. · 1978 · signal: see, e.g. · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
brady clearly does not impose an affirmative duty upon the government to take action to discover information which it does not possess.
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) State v. Clark
Alaska · 1977 · signal: see also · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
acts which the state knows about
discussed Cited "see" United States v. David Driver
7th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Beaver, 524 F.2d 963, 966 (5th Cir.1975) (“Brady clearly does not impose an affirmative duty upon the government to discover information which it does not possess.”), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 905 , 96 S.Ct. 1498 , 47 L.Ed.2d 756 (1976).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Erickson
S.D. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also U.S. v. Callahan, 300 F.Supp. 519, 525 (S.D.N.Y.1969). " Brady clearly does not impose an affirmative duty upon the government to take action to discover information which it does not possess." U.S. v. Beaver, 524 F.2d 963, 966 (5th Cir.1975), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 905 , 96 S.Ct. 1498 , 47 L.Ed.2d 756 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Raul Luis-Gonzalez, Leonardo Espinosa, Oswaldo Carbonell, Marcelian Torres-Gomez, Jr.
11th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
“While Brady requires the government to tender to the defense all exculpatory evidence in its possession, it establishes no obligation on the government to seek out such evidence.” United States v. Walker, 559 F.2d 365, 373 (5th Cir.1977); see also United States v. Beaver, 524 F.2d 963, 966 (5th Cir.1975) (“But Brady clearly does not impose an affirmative duty upon the government to take action to discover information which it does not possess.”), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 905 , 96 S.Ct. 1498 , 47 L.Ed.2d 756 (1976); accord United States v. Atkinson, 512 F.2d 1235, 1239 (4th Cir.1975) (go…
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Beaver
v.
United States
No. 75-6042.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 29, 1976.
425 U.S. 905
Published
3 passages pin-cited by 3 cases
Pinpoint authority: bottom 76%
Citer courts: Alaska Supreme Court (1) · District of Columbia Court of … (1) · Mississippi Supreme Court (1)

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.