U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1975

Nickolis S. Chapman v. State of Maryland

Nickolis S. Chapman v. State of Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided May 29, 1975 · Anderson, Craven, Field, Per Curiam
516 F.2d 1277; 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 14461 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Nickolis S. Chapman v. State of Maryland

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the denial of habeas relief by the district court. In a thorough opinion the district judge reviewed the determinations of the Maryland courts and concluded that suppression of a police report was not “material” in the sense that word was used in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215. He noted that the trial was nonjury. He also noted that to the extent that the police report cast doubt on the identification testimony of the prosecuting witness it was cumulative. Other evidence clearly indicated her initial confusion as to how many persons had raped her and her capacity positively to identify this particular appel *1278 lant. The district court correctly concluded, we think, that there was no “reasonable likelihood” that production of the report would have affected the triers of fact. Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 154, 92 S.Ct. 763, 31 L.Ed.2d 104 (1972).

Affirmed.

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