Juan Smith v. Burl Cain, Warden
Decided January 10, 2012. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 10-8145 · 565 U.S. 73 (2012) · Cited 417 times
Holding
Brady requires that Smith’s conviction be reversed.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- John Glover Roberts Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Elena Kagan
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 1
- Clarence Thomas · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Kyles v. Whitley · 514 U.S. 419 (1995)
- Brady v. Maryland · 373 U.S. 83 (1963)
- United States v. Agurs · 427 U.S. 97 (1976)
- Strickler v. Greene · 527 U.S. 263 (1999)
- Cone v. Bell · 556 U.S. 449 (2009)
- United States v. Bagley · 473 U.S. 667 (1985)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Wearry v. Cain · 577 U.S. 385 (2016)
- Turner v. United States · 582 U.S. 313 (2017)
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