Turner v. United States
Decided June 22, 2017. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 15-1503 · 582 U.S. 313 (2017) · Cited 194 times
Holding
The withheld evidence is not material under Brady.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 6
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor
Dissenting · 2
- Elena Kagan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“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. Bagley · 473 U.S. 667 (1985)
- United States v. Agurs · 427 U.S. 97 (1976)
- Cone v. Bell · 556 U.S. 449 (2009)
- Strickler v. Greene · 527 U.S. 263 (1999)
- Smith v. Cain · 565 U.S. 73 (2012)
- Berger v. United States · 295 U.S. 78 (1935)
- Wearry v. Cain · 577 U.S. 385 (2016)
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