Legal Opinion
Blufford Hayes, Jr. v. Jill Brown, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2005No. 99-99030PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMAS; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge TALLMAN.
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we consider whether a prosecutor’s knowing presentation of false evidence and failure to correct the record violate a criminal defendant’s due process rights. We conclude that such actions violate due process, and we therefore reverse the district court’s denial of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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This case concerns the 1980 murder of Vinod “Pete” Patel by Blufford Hayes, Jr. Patel was the resident hotel manager of the Rice Motel in Stockton, California. Hayes was…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by168 opinions
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- Hayes v. AyersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- Rosencrantz v. LaflerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Hein v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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