Anderson v. Leeke

Littlejohn, Justice:

Respondent John Paul Anderson (Anderson) was convicted of murdering his wife by drowning in December 1965, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed by this court in State v. Anderson, 253 S. C. 168, 169 S. E. (2d) 706 (1969). Subsequently, Anderson petitioned the United States District Court for South Carolina for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the prosecution had failed to disclose exculpatory evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 10 L. Ed. (2d) 215 (1963). The district court granted relief on this…