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Order — United States v. Johntrel Joel Lewis (Western District of Louisiana, Document 16)

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In U.S. v. Johntrel Joel Lewis, Criminal No. 2:23-cr-00061, in the Western District of Louisiana, Lake Charles Division, this order reminds the government of its disclosure obligations under Brady v Maryland and its progeny. It states that failure to abide by the order and properly disclose Brady material carries consequences. The order says those consequences can include exclusion of evidence at trial, a finding of contempt with possible disciplinary action against the prosecutor, dismissal of an indictment with prejudice, or a declaration that a conviction was obtained invalidly. It closes with the words "THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers" on March 20, 2023.

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“Order — United States v. Johntrel Joel Lewis (Western District of Louisiana, Document 16).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/court-filing-no-2-23-cr-00061-dkt-16-b9a2bf6909/, SHA-256 5aac5c202f904bfaa716f2ec4857ab2d08827ff38b56497337cfbf8783c033ac.

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Case 2:23-cr-00061-JDC-KK Document 16 Filed 03/20/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 23




                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
                                   LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                         *          CRIMINAL NO. 2:23-cr-00061

VS.                                              *          JUDGE JAMES D. CAIN, JR.

JOHNTREL JOEL LEWIS                              *          MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAY

                                            ORDER


       In accordance with the requirements of Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
as amended October 21, 2020, and in addition to the requirements imposed by the court’s Pretrial
Criminal Scheduling Order, it is

       ORDERED that the government be and it is hereby reminded of its disclosure obligations
under Brady v Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and its progeny. Failure of the government to abide
by this order and to properly disclose Brady material to the defendant shall carry consequences.
Consequences of violation of this order and the duty to disclose as mandated by Brady will be
commiserate with the scope and severity of the violation and can include exclusion of evidence at
trial, a finding of contempt with possible disciplinary action against the prosecutor, dismissal of
an indictment with prejudice, or even a declaration that a conviction was obtained invalidly.

       THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers this 20th day of March, 2023.

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