| Court: | US Supreme Court |
| Facts: | Brady and Boblitt were convicted of murder. Turns out Boblitt was the killer, and confessed. The confession was not made known to Brady's defense until after the sentencing and appeal. |
| Posture: | Trial, conviction, sentencing, appeal. Now a new appeal; court of appeals finds this to have been a violation of 14A Due Process, appealed to USSC. |
| Issue: | Was the suppression of this evidence a violation of due process? |
| Holding: | Yes. |
| Rule: | The US wins whenever the courts do justice |
| Reasoning: | Depriving a defendant of the means of defense is a violation of due process. |
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