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No. 19-6874October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020

Docket 19-6874October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

In re Leonard

This is a pending petition before the Supreme Court filed by Leonard, though the specific facts and legal issues involved are not detailed in the available records.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Apr 27, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedApr 27, 2020
What it's about

This is a pending petition before the Supreme Court filed by Leonard, though the specific facts and legal issues involved are not detailed in the available records.

Question presented

1. Does the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a trial by an impartial jury, as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, require a trial court to conduct an evidentiary hearing when a defendant presents evidence that a juror was biased against him? 2. Does the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment require a trial court to conduct an evidentiary hearing when a defendant presents evidence that the prosecution suppressed material, exculpatory evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)?

Case path

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.