How have the courts dealt with a motion for a new trial without an evidentiary hearing?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924 (2nd Cir. 1993):
The district court denied the motion for a new trial without an evidentiary hearing, finding that the information in the reports was untrustworthy and unsubstantiated, and that the government's failure to disclose the allegations to defense counsel did not violate the requirements of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). Specifically, the court ruled that the information
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