Opinion ID: 1133683
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Heading Rank: 12

Heading: Whether there was a Brady violation.

Text: ś 151. Rubenstein briefly asserts the State failed to discharge its duty pursuant to Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), which controls the disclosure of exculpatory information. Rubenstein argues that, because Dr. Rodriguez's testimony that he saw pupa casings differed from Dr. Bass's testimony, it amounted to exculpatory evidence that should have been disclosed. In presenting this assignment of error, Rubenstein does not tell the complete story. ś 152. In his rebuttal testimony, Dr. Bass stated that he reviewed the autopsy photographs and heard Dr. Ward's testimony regarding her autopsy. Based on that information, Dr. Bass corrected his earlier testimony, stating pupa casings could be seen in the autopsy photographs. Dr. Rodriguez's testimony, offered to rebut the testimony of Rubenstein's experts, similarly provided that pupa casings could be observed in the photographs. ś 153. There is no indication the defense did not have access to the photographs, and the defense had experts to testify as to whether they observed pupa casings. Rubenstein's argument centers on an alleged inconsistency between Dr. Bass's and Dr. Rodriguez's testimony. However, the inconsistency is easily explained, and Rubenstein does not demonstrate the factors necessary to support a Brady claim or a new trial. See Brady, 373 U.S. at 87, 83 S.Ct. 1194. In addition, the defense did not cross-examine Dr. Bass, and it never objected to Dr. Bass's testimony about pupa casings. Scott, 878 So.2d at 988 (failure to object waives error). Therefore, this assignment of error is without merit.