Legal Opinion
Cone v. Bell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 28, 2009No. 07-1114PublishedCited by 970 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The right to a fair trial, guaranteed to state criminal defendants by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, imposes on States certain duties consistent with their sovereign obligation to ensure “that ‘justice shall be done’” in all criminal prosecutions. United States v. Agurs, 427 U. S. 97, 111 (1976) (quoting Berger v. United States, 295 U. S. 78, 88 (1935)). In Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 (1963), we held that when a State suppresses evidence favorable to an accused that is material to guilt or to punishment, the State violates the defendant’s right to due process,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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