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No. 19-8057October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020

Docket 19-8057October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Brown v. Indiana

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an indigent petitioner seeking review of a decision by the Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released May 18, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 18, 2020
What it's about

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an indigent petitioner seeking review of a decision by the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The specific facts and legal issues of the dispute are not detailed in the available record.

Question presented

Whether the trial court’s refusal to allow Petitioner to present evidence of his innocence violated his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

Case path

Court of Appeals of Indiana / Decision released May 18, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Mar 30, 2026
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