Basically, if the proseuction engages in hiding key evidence form the defendant, they can get the conviction set aside and possibly tossed out completely:
The Supreme Court began its analysis by noting that deliberately deceiving the trial court and jury by presenting evidence known to be false had been held to be incompatible with the “rudimentary demands of justice” as early as Mooney v. Holohan, 294 U.S. 103 (1935).[3] In Napue, the Court had held that the same result occurs “when the State, although not soliciting false evidence, allows it to go uncorrected when it appears.”[3] In Brady, the Supreme Court had held that, irrespective of the good faith or bad faith of the prosecution, suppression of material, exculpatory evidence required a new trial.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giglio_v._United_States
I wonder if Alan Dershowitz would also agree with that idea, as he seems to be a voice of reason in the last while, particularly the way he nailed DiFi to the wall regarding her recent comments.
Word has it the persecutors threatened Flynn’s son.
I saw that, and posted it elsewhere. I think the judge is correct. Their chief witness has now been demonstrated to be heavily biased. Their case has just collapsed, even with a guilty plea.
bump
We knew that anti Trumpers were working for Mueller, but this is going to get very interesting.
It's the end of Mueller, and not just this phony Russian probe.
Mueller would face disbarment at the very least, and possibly criminal prosecution himself.
Not a lawyer. It’s *possibly* true. I am pretty sure if Flynn threw $175K at this he could get his confession reversed. That’s apparently the crux of the issue at this juncture.
Assumes that Mueller et al. give a rat's ass about the rule of law.
Pardon Flynn NOW!! He is a political; prisoner in a free country. Stop this travesty.
I thought I read where Special Counsel has no judicial oversight. If true, they can do whatever they wish, no?
Gen. Flynn needs to publicly renounce his plea agreement and simultaneously announce that he plans to sue Mueller, McCabe, Comey, Obama,Rice, Rhodes, and Power for violation of his constitutional rights.
So DOJ IG Horowitz removed Strzok back in August and still both Mueller and Horowitz didn't inform Flynn until now?
And IG Horowitz is supposed to be a good guy?
I said before - Flynn should withdraw his guilty plea, and go to war on Mueller and his gang of swamp-dwellers. He can and should accuse Strzok of anything and everything.
With more pressure, more information will leak about about the office place sexual predator Strzok and his Clinton corruption.
I am more disturb that Flynn was “interviewed” by the FBI without an attorney for Flynn being present. Sneaky, underhanded, and CORRUPT.
How can we not fear this government?
Reason enough for Herr Mueller to resign. His team is a joke!
The question is whether Giglio applies in a guilty plea situation versus a trial on the merits?
Could be that Mueller’s zeal will be his undoing - gonna give Trump plenty to decide to get rid of him with cause....