STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 57087.

323 So.2d 132 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jeffrey Paul JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 21, 1975.


Writ denied. No error is shown.

TATE & CALOGERO, JJ., concur. The State cannot withhold evidence in its possession which the defendant is entitled to use in attacking the credibility of prosecution witnesses. We see no real reason why the State should not disclose this evidence now; a criminal trial is not a lawyers game. However, since the defendant will be entitled to this information upon cross-examination of the State witnesses— see Brady v. Maryland...

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