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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. MARTINEZ

Crim. No. 1984/26.

642 F.Supp. 1571 (1986)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Plaintiff, v. Juan MARTINEZ, Defendant.

District Court, Virgin Islands, D. St. Croix.

September 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Reich, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of U.S. Atty., Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for Government.

Michael Joseph, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DAVID V. O'BRIEN, District Judge.

This case presents a novel question under the rule of Brady v. Maryland: does a defendant who deliberately concealed from his lawyer a confession that he gave to the police vitiate an otherwise valid Brady claim. Under the circumstances of this case, our answer is yes.

I. FACTS

The underlying facts were extensively detailed by the Third Circuit and do not warrant repeating...

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