context: Soto provided the sole and critical eyewitness evidence to support Whitmore's firearm conviction. We are hard-pressed to understand the government's claim that the proposed cross-examination would have "had only marginal evidentiary value," Appellee's Br. at 50, and we cannot ignore the potential impact of such a highly probative attack on Soto's character for truthfulness.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 412 F.2d 64, 64
citation_a.parenthetical: "Since virtually the whole of plaintiffs case was based on "White's testimony," court's decision to "prohibitf ] proper impeachment of plaintiffs key witness" "can only be regarded as material and significant" and "required" "a new trial."
citation_a.sentence: Walker, 412 F.2d at 64 (“Since virtually the whole of plaintiffs case was based on "White’s testimony,” court’s decision to “prohibitf ] proper impeachment of plaintiffs key witness” “can only be regarded as material and significant” and “required” “a new trial.”); see also Cuffie, 80 F.3d at 518 (noting in Brady context “undisclosed impeachment evidence can be immaterial because of its cumulative nature only if the witness was already impeached at trial by the same kind of evidence”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 80 F.3d 518, 518
citation_b.parenthetical: noting in Brady context "undisclosed impeachment evidence can be immaterial because of its cumulative nature only if the witness was already impeached at trial by the same kind of evidence"
citation_b.sentence: Walker, 412 F.2d at 64 (“Since virtually the whole of plaintiffs case was based on "White’s testimony,” court’s decision to “prohibitf ] proper impeachment of plaintiffs key witness” “can only be regarded as material and significant” and “required” “a new trial.”); see also Cuffie, 80 F.3d at 518 (noting in Brady context “undisclosed impeachment evidence can be immaterial because of its cumulative nature only if the witness was already impeached at trial by the same kind of evidence”).