Opinion ID: 1768076
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Leslie County Charges

Text: Chappell's wife and a friend of his wife brought charges against Chappell in Leslie County. The charges were kidnapping, second-degree assault, and first-degree wanton endangerment and were ultimately dismissed. Chappell testified at Bowling's trial that the Leslie County charges against him were dismissed based on the request of the two women who brought the charges. Bowling argues that the Commonwealth should have discovered the reason for the dismissal of these charges and then turned this information over to the defense if it proved to be exculpatory under Brady . But as noted above, Brady turns on fair disclosure and does not create the right to discovery in a criminal trial. Further, it certainly does not create an obligation on the Commonwealth to perform the type of investigation suggested by Bowling here.