Hall v. State
Hall v. State
Opinion of the Court
ON RETURN TO REMAND
The appellant, Marquette Hall, was convicted of burglary in the second degree, a violation of § 13A-7-6, Code of Alabama
The fingerprints found at the scene of the burglary have now been analyzed. The department of forensic sciences, which evaluated the prints, stated: “Examination of these fragmentary latent fingerprints revealed they are all smudges and do not contain sufficient details to compare with any known fingerprints.” Thus, the failure of the state to disclose this evidence does not violate Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), because the evidence was not exculpatory. The judgment in this cause is due to be, and it is hereby, affirmed.
AFFIRMED.
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