No. 22-5058October Term 2022Decided Nov 7, 2022Updated Nov 7, 2022
Chinn v. Shoop
This case asks what a criminal defendant must prove to win a Brady claim when prosecutors allegedly withheld favorable evidence.
Case status
Decided · November 7, 2022
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- Decision released Nov 7, 2022
- What it's about
This case asks what a criminal defendant must prove to win a Brady claim when prosecutors allegedly withheld favorable evidence. Chinn argues the Sixth Circuit used the wrong standard by requiring him to show it was more likely than not that the suppressed evidence would have changed the outcome of his trial.
Question presented
1. Whether a petitioner who raises a claim under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), must establish that they were more likely than not prejudiced by the government’s suppression of favorable evidence. 2. Whether the judgment of the Sixth Circuit requiring the petitioner in this case to establish that he was more likely than not prejudiced by the government’s suppression of favorable evidence should be summarily reversed.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released Nov 7, 2022
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided November 7, 2022
The Court released its decision on November 7, 2022 without hearing oral argument.
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Key filings
Briefs on file: 3View on supremecourt.gov
Activity
Docket activity3
Opinion added: Opinion
Nov 7, 2022 | Court records
Brief added: Petition
Jul 5, 2022 | Court records
Court Order added: Lower Court Orders/Opinions
Apr 21, 2022 | Court records
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- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 25, 2026
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