Brady v. Maryland

Brady v. Maryland
Argued March 18–19, 1963
Decided May 13, 1963
Full case nameJohn L. Brady v. State of Maryland
Citations373 U.S. 83 (more)
83 S. Ct. 1194; 10 L. Ed. 2d 215; 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1615
Case history
PriorBrady v. State, 226 Md. 422, 174 A.2d 167 (1961); cert. granted, 371 U.S. 812 (1962).
Holding
Withholding of evidence violates due process "where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment."
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityDouglas, joined by Warren, Clark, Brennan, Stewart, Goldberg
ConcurrenceWhite
DissentHarlan, joined by Black
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

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).[1]: 4 

  1. ^ Criminal Law: Cases and Materials, 7th ed., 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1