No. 19-6869October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020Updated Nov 21, 2019
Jefferson v. Shinn
This is a pending Supreme Court case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
Decided · April 27, 2020
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- What it's about
This is a pending Supreme Court case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The petitioner has filed for a writ of certiorari and requested to proceed in forma pauperis.
Question presented
1. Whether the Ninth Circuit’s “materiality” standard for Brady claims—which requires a petitioner to show that the suppressed evidence “would have” changed the outcome of trial—is contrary to this Court’s clearly established precedent. 2. Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that a state court’s summary denial of a Brady claim is entitled to AEDPA deference when the state court did not have the suppressed evidence before it.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 27, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 27, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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