Legal Opinion

Monroe v. Blackburn, Warden

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 27, 1986No. 84-6667Published

1Opinion of the Court

476 U.S. 1145

106 S.Ct. 2261

90 L.Ed.2d 706

Ronald S. MONROE

v.

Frank BLACKBURN, Warden.

No. 84-6667

Supreme Court of the United States

May 27, 1986

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

The petition for a writ of

certiorari is denied.

2DissentJustice Marshall, joined by Justice Brennan

1

I would grant certiorari in this case to resolve the serious questions it raises concerning the scope of a defendant's rights under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), during the period following his conviction. While lower courts here have adhered to our precedents in finding…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. State v. MonroeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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