Smith v. Cain
2012 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smith v. Cain, 565 U.S. 73, 132 S. Ct. 627 (2012), is a United States Supreme Court decision clarifying the Brady v. Maryland standard for criminal discovery.[1] Joshua Dressler has called Smith v. Cain the "most recent pronouncement on the discovery issue."[2]
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Smith v. Cain | |
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Full case name | Smith v. Cain |
Citations | 565 U.S. 73 (more) |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Roberts, joined by Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan |
Dissent | Thomas |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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