Opinion ID: 852874
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Heading: State's Failure to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence

Text: McManus next contends that the State failed to disclose exculpatory evidence of the various drugs administered to him in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). Under Brady, the suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused upon request violates due process where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment, irrespective of the good faith or bad faith of the prosecution. Id. at 87, 83 S.Ct. 1194. The transcript and record are replete, however, with references to every drug administered to McManus. Indeed, McManus moved the trial court for continuances and mistrial arguing incompetence due to improper administration of medication and proffered extensive evidence relating to McManus's medications. At moments when it mattered, evidence about McManus's medication was laid out for all to see.