No. 19-1045October Term 2019Decided Oct 5, 2020
Kaur v. Maryland
This case asks whether Maryland could retry Raminder Kaur using prosecutors who had extensive knowledge of confidential communications between Kaur and her defense lawyer, along with the defense team’s investigative and strategic work product.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Oct 5, 2020
- What it's about
This case asks whether Maryland could retry Raminder Kaur using prosecutors who had extensive knowledge of confidential communications between Kaur and her defense lawyer, along with the defense team’s investigative and strategic work product. The dispute centers on whether that kind of prosecutorial access to privileged defense information violates a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment prohibits trial of a criminal defendant by prosecutors with extensive knowledge of both her privileged communications with her defense counsel and that counsel’s investigative and strategic work product.
- Case path
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland / Decision released Oct 5, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided October 5, 2020
The Court released its decision on October 5, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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- Grounding
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 25, 2026
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