Legal Opinion
Brady v. Maryland
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 13, 1963No. 490PublishedCited by 28,777 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Douglas, announced by Mr. Justice Brennan.
Petitioner and a companion, Boblit, were found guilty of murder in the first degree and were sentenced to death, their convictions being affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Maryland. 220 Md. 454, 154 A. 2d 434. Their trials were separate, petitioner' being tried first. At his trial Brady took the stand and admitted his participation in the crime, but he claimed that Boblit did the actual killing. And, in his summation to the jury, Brady’s counsel conceded that Brady was guilty of murder in thé first degree, asking…
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