P. v. Miles
Following a trial by jury, Aaron Miles was convicted of the first degree murder of Alvin Torres in Richmond, California. It was undisputed that shortly before the shooting Miles was within a block of the location where Torres was shot. One eyewitness, who knew Miles, identified him as the shooter but later recanted the identification.
Following his conviction, Miles learned that 10 months after the Torres shooting, the murder weapon was seized from a third party in Oakland, California. Based on that evidence, Miles moved for a new trial. The trial court denied Miles’s motion. On appeal, Miles contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his new trial motion and that the prosecutor violated her obligations under Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83 (Brady). We disagree and affirm.
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