Opinion ID: 1622782
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Heading: The transcript of the first murder trial of John Sweet, the State's chief witness.

Text: Even if the State had deliberately withheld the transcript, which is not this Court's finding, this evidence was legally immaterial. The testimony regarding Irene Maxcy's sexual misconduct would have been inadmissible for the purpose of impeaching John Sweet. Furthermore, defense counsel was aware of the allegations concerning Mrs. Maxcy. The testimony regarding the taped phone conversations was also immaterial. The defense possessed a copy of the transcript of Sweet's second trial which contained essentially the same information as the first trial, and Sweet's alleged statement to Irene Maxcy that he did not know a `William Kelley' is rendered irrelevant by Sweet's later testimony that he lied to the police about knowing the defendant.