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Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution of the United States, the prosecution must turn over to a criminal defendant any significant evidence in its possession that suggests the defendant is not guilty (exculpatory evidence).
This case featured the first example of judicial review by the Supreme Court. Ware v. Hylton, 3 U.S. 199 (1796) A section of the Treaty of Paris supersedes an otherwise valid Virginia statute under the Supremacy Clause. This case featured the first example of judicial nullification of a state law. Fletcher v.
As a result, Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor on the case, shied away from calling Shively as a witness. Related: The O.J. Nobody Knew — Read PEOPLE's July 4, 1994 Cover Story
The defense sought to portray Chacon and McManus as incredible witnesses. According to The Observer, each witness had a "horrific story ... Yet, rather than calling the police, each appears to have sold that story to a supermarket tabloid." [37] McManus had previously denied witnessing misconduct from Jackson in a 1993 court deposition while ...
The frightened witness and the long-hidden memo: Plea deal in murder case has startling back story Stacy St. Clair, Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune October 8, 2023 at 3:00 AM
New evidence reopened the case of actress Natalie Wood’s 1981 drowning death, pointing to her husband, actor Robert Wagner, as a prime suspect. Two witnesses came forward, claiming Wood was ...
Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision that reformulated the standard for determining when the admission of hearsay statements in criminal cases is permitted under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment.
As the star witness in the Holly Bobo murder trial, Jason Autry spoke in a calm, deliberative manner as an attentive jury listened to him recreate the day the kidnapped Tennessee nursing student ...