Brady v. Maryland

In the case, Brady v. Maryland 373 U.S. 83, Certiorari was granted to a decision of the Court of Appeals of Maryland to consider whether petitioner was denied a federal right when the appeals court restricted its grant of a new murder trial to the question of punishment, leaving the determination of guilt undisturbed. The appeals court granted a retrial after holding that suppression of evidence by the state violated petitioner's rights under the Due Process Clause, U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIV (Law School Case Briefs, 2013). Furthermore, there was a judgement that had granted the petitioner a new murder trial that was solely based on the issue of his punishment. Since the petitioner was convicted of murder and then sentenced to death in his first trail with the Maryland Court, the petitioner was then informed that the Maryland Courts had withheld a statement that indicated that another individual had admitted that exact homicide. What the Supreme Court had concluded from this case was that, because of the suppression of the evidence was in favorable to an accused upon the request that violated the Due Process Clause required the court to a…

Title: Brady v. Maryland Facts: In this case petitioner Brady was convicted by a Maryland court for murder in the first degree. During his trial, he admitted his complicity in the actual planning as well as the commission of the crime. Unfortunately, he denied having any personally committed the killing but was in fact perpetrated by his companion. His defense counsel admitted that his client was guilty at the trial, but explained to the jury that they should find him guilty but they should not…

Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) Facts of the Case: John Leo Brady was arrested, tried and found guilty in a Maryland court for murder. The other man Donald Boblit had a separate trial. During Brady’s trial, he testified that even though he was involved with the robbery that Boblit was the one who committed the murder not him. The lawyer for Brady asked the prosecution to see all Boblit’s statements to get ready for trial but the prosecution withheld one statement in which Boblit…

videotaped nor recorded. Although Williamson was literate he was not asked to write his statement. Police did this for him, and neither read it to him nor showed it to him. Williamson did not sign it. The court conduct was equally as bad. A competency hearing was repeatedly requested for Williamson and denied. Witnesses were fed leading questions on the stand, repeated objections were overruled. During the trial one of the witnesses for the prosecution, mentioned Williamson’s taped…

defense is required to put forth a request to be given any evidence that the prosecution may have in their possession (Aron, 1972). If the defense puts forth its request for evidence and the prosecutor suppresses the evidence, it is considered to be a violation of one’s due process (Aron, 1972). The duty of the prosecution to reveal exculpatory information to the defense is a constitutional requirement (Davis, 2009). As far as what the prosecution should disclose to the defense, it is not as…

Nevertheless, what is politics? Politics are considered the management of conflicts (Dye 1). In chapter 1, it explains the importance of issues that arise and what the Government provides to citizens. For example, the Government provides public service, education, police, and fire protection for the citizens. In addition, the rise and fall of issues that transcend through the State and to the ears of Government that ranges from racial tension, school disputes, poverty, and the war on drugs,…

In modern times and throughout history there are many individuals who were and are in a leadership role. One of these leaders was Abraham Lincoln. This paper intends to highlight some of the valuable qualities of Lincoln and how they shaped him into a leader. A number of the traits that will be explored are faith, honor and integrity, and the ability to listen. Upon examining history it becomes evident that one of the personal qualities that Lincoln possessed was faith. This faith guided…

Throughout the years many historians have argued over the some aspects of the civil war. One of the most important questions that the civil war creates is: was it inevitable? To find the answer to this question we must first state and analyze the causes of the civil war. In this research paper I will prove that the civil war was inevitable because the free states and the slave states would eventually break out in war since the problems between them would’ve never been solved if the war weren’t…

A Fated Battle It is in human nature to have a different viewpoint from someone else. However, different viewpoints normally leads to a dispute between individuals. Disputes can range from as simple as debating on which football team is better, to more pensive economical and political issues. A prominent example is the American Civil War. The American Civil War is a result of a dispute between the northern and southern states of America. The southern states were intimidated by the…

Abraham Lincoln the 16th president of the United States once stated, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Abraham Lincoln is a hero for the citizens of the United States of America because his determination and courage to ending slavery even if it meant. Slavery was the vital cause of the American Civil War. The civil war was between the northern and southern states. The northern states were called the…