Court Opinion

ID: 9452840
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 17:53:47.290536+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:33:22.948605
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KNOCH, Circuit Judge
(dissenting).
I would affirm the conviction. When he failed to locate a “Dr. Green”, I would expect defense counsel to address inquiries to the government.
If we are not prepared to say that the government counsel’s conduct (in failing voluntarily to disclose the correct name of the examining physician) violated the standards of due process, then I think we should not reach the same practical result through the exercise of our supervisory power. Nor in my opinion, can we presume, as the majority opinion in effect does, that the testimony of the examining physician would have been helpful to-the defense.