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UNITED STATES v. SHAFFER

No. 85-5127.

789 F.2d 682 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William SHAFFER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Romero, Christine Byrd, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Howard L. Weitzman, Weitzman & Furstman, Santa Monica, Cal., defendant-appellee.

Before FARRIS, PREGERSON, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellee William Weitz Shaffer was convicted on several counts of narcotics and income tax violations. The district court granted Shaffer's motion for a new trial, concluding that the government's failure to disclose to Shaffer certain impeachment evidence regarding a government witness violated the rule set forth in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). The government...

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