Opinion ID: 75691
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Alleged Giglio violation

Text: 30 Oliveros also contends that the exclusion of his expert's testimony concerning the actual workings of immigration law and the true length of the detention that Casanova would have faced had he not cooperated and testified let the government anesthesize the jury to the effect of the benefits it gave Casanova by allowing the prosecutor to minimize the significance of them and argue that they were authorized by federal law. Oliveros contends that these misrepresentations violated Giglio v. U.S., 405 U.S. 150, 154, 92 S. Ct. 763, 766 (1972). 7 However, Oliveros's failure to show that Casanova knew he faced more lengthy detention or that the benefits he received were not authorized by law is fatal to his Giglio claim. Without such a showing, any alleged misrepresentations by the prosecutor on the subject are not material. 31 For Giglio purposes, the falsehood is deemed to be material 'if there is any reasonable likelihood that the false testimony could have affected the judgment of the jury.' United States v. Alzate, 47 F.3d 1103, 1110 (11th Cir. 1995) (quoting United States v. Agurs, 427 U.S. 97, 103, 96 S. Ct. 2392, 2397 (1976)). Even if Casanova did receive more of a benefit than he or Agent Gruber knew, and even if that benefit was not authorized by law, that does not affect Casanova's credibility for the reasons we have already discussed. Accordingly, even if the prosecutor's statements to the jury were false, they were not material. 32 AFFIRMED.