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United States v. Jones

United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
May 20, 2024
Criminal 2:24-cr-00095 (W.D. La. May. 20, 2024)

Opinion

Criminal 2:24-cr-00095

05-20-2024

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. COHAYNEE JONES


JAMES D. CAIN, JR. JUDGE

ORDER

THOMAS P. LEBLANC UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

In accordance with the requirements of Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, as amended October 21, 2020, and in addition to the requirements imposed by the court's Pretrial Criminal Scheduling Order, it is

ORDERED that the government be and it is hereby reminded of its disclosure obligations under Brady v Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and its progeny. Failure of the government to abide by this order and to properly disclose Brady material to the defendant shall carry consequences. Consequences of violation of this order and the duty to disclose as mandated by Brady will be commiserate with the scope and severity of the violation and can include exclusion of evidence at trial, a finding of contempt with possible disciplinary action against the prosecutor, dismissal of an indictment with prejudice, or even a declaration that a conviction was obtained invalidly.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED.


Summaries of

United States v. Jones

United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
May 20, 2024
Criminal 2:24-cr-00095 (W.D. La. May. 20, 2024)
Case details for

United States v. Jones

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. COHAYNEE JONES

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Date published: May 20, 2024

Citations

Criminal 2:24-cr-00095 (W.D. La. May. 20, 2024)