Biden Judicial Nominee Stumbles Over Brady Motion Definition (1)

March 22, 2023, 5:06 PM UTCUpdated: March 22, 2023, 8:12 PM UTC

A second Biden federal trial court nominee was tripped up over Republican confirmation hearing questions, this time involving a senator’s inquiry about a criminal law tenet.

Kato Crews, a magistrate judge in Denver who’s been selected for a district court seat there, couldn’t define a Brady motion and how to analyze it at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

The motion, enshrined in the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brady v. Maryland, is a request by a defendant to compel prosecutors in a criminal case to turn over potentially favorable evidence.

“I believe that the Brady case involved something regarding ...

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