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64 Loy. L. Rev. 693 (2018)
A Solution to Brady Violations: Neutral Evidence Referees and Stricter Sanctions

handle is hein.journals/loyolr64 and id is 721 raw text is: A SOLUTION TO BRADY VIOLATIONS: NEUTRAL EVIDENCE REFEREES AND STRICTER SANCTIONS I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 694 II. BACKGROUND ....................................................................... 695 A. BRADY V. MARYLAND ....................................................... 695 B. INTERPRETING THE STANDARD SET FORTH IN BRADY ... 696 C. DEFINING MATERIALITY .................................................. 697 D. WITHHELD EVIDENCE AND PLEA BARGAINING: A CIRCUIT SPLIT ............................................................... 698 1. THE SOURCE OF CONFUSION: UNITED STATES V. R UIZ ......................................................................... 699 2. THE CIRCUIT SPLIT .................................................. 699 E. TURNER V. UNITED STATES: THE DIRECTION BRADY IS H EADIN G ................................................................... 701 1. THE TRIAL ................................................................ 702 2. THE BRADY CLAIMS ................................................. 703 3. THE CouRT's FINDINGS ........................................... 705 III. A N A LY SIS .............................................................................. 705 A. A SKEWED DEFINITION OF MATERIALITY ....................... 706 1. MATERIALITY IS FAR TOO NARROW ......................... 707 2. How DOES A NARROW VIEW OF MATERIALITY AFFECT DEFENDANTS? ............................................ 709 B. PROBLEMS WITH WHERE MATERIALITY IS HEADING ..... 710 C. PROSECUTORS HAVE Too MUCH POWER ........................ 711 IV . PR O PO SAL ............................................................................. 713 A. AN EVIDENCE REFEREE BOUND BY A BROAD VIEW OF M ATERIALITY ................................................................. 714 1. RULES GOVERNING THE PROSECUTION AND THE EVIDENCE REFEREE ................................................. 715 2. WHAT PROBLEMS Do EVIDENCE REFEREES SOLVE ? ..................................................................... 715 B. ENFORCE STRICT SANCTIONS To ENSURE COM PLIANCE ................................................................. 716 V. CONCLUSION ................................................................... 717 693