Kyles v. Whitley
1995 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 (1995), is a United States Supreme Court case that held that a prosecutor has an affirmative duty to disclose evidence favorable to a defendant pursuant to Brady v. Maryland and United States v. Bagley.
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Quick Facts Kyles v. Whitley, Argued November 7, 1994 Decided April 19, 1995 ...
Kyles v. Whitley | |
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Argued November 7, 1994 Decided April 19, 1995 | |
Full case name | Curtis Lee Kyles, Petitioner v. John P. Whitley, Warden |
Citations | 514 U.S. 419 (more) 115 S. Ct. 1555; 131 L. Ed. 2d 490; 1995 U.S. LEXIS 2845; 63 U.S.L.W. 4303; 95 Cal. Daily Op. Service 2841; 95 Daily Journal DAR 4952; 8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 686 |
Case history | |
Prior | 5 F.3d 806 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. granted, 511 U.S. 1051 (1994). |
Subsequent | Remanded, 54 F.3d 243 (5th Cir. 1995). |
Holding | |
A prosecutor has an affirmative duty to disclose evidence favorable to a defendant. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Souter, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer |
Dissent | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, Kennedy, Thomas |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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