JUDGMENT
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the district court’s order denying Cook’s motion to suppress the statements made in his Field Report and Use of Force Report as well as its order denying Cook’s motion for a new trial on Brady grounds be affirmed.
This Court must review the district court’s factual findings regarding Cook’s Fifth Amendment claims for clear error and the voluntariness of Cook’s statements de novo. United States v. Reed,
The government violates Brady v. Maryland when (1) evidence favorable to the accused, i.e., material to guilt or punishment, (2) is suppressed — either deliberately or inadvertently — and (3) the nondisclosure prejudices the defendant. Strickler v. Greene,
Cook requests a new trial on the grounds that the government violated Brady by failing to disclose three pieces of evidence prior to trial: (1) evidence the alleged victim, Omar Hunter, executed a “Freeman’s Writ” and a UCC filing in order to copyright his name; (2) government witness Bernard Thornton’s competency evaluations; and (3) evidence Metropolitan Police employees had to “pull” Hunter from his cell on the day of the incident, prior to transport.
The district court correctly concluded no Brady violation occurred. Cook cannot establish the prejudice requisite to succeed in his petition for a new trial because he fails to demonstrate a reasonable probability earlier disclosure would have resulted in acquittal. The government disclosed all of the evidence at issue during the trial. Cook received ample opportunity to cross-examine Hunter regarding the Freeman’s Writ and his UCC filing. The district court retrieved and reviewed the reports regarding Thornton’s mental state. Although the court did not allow Cook access to the reports, a ruling Cook does not
Cook fares no better when this evidence is considered cumulatively. Kyles v. Whitley,
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after disposition of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for hearing en banc. See Fed. R.App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.
