No. 22-77October Term 2022Decided Apr 3, 2023
Brown v. Louisiana
The Supreme Court ruled that the prosecution violated a defendant's due process rights by failing to disclose another person's confession to the crime.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 3, 2023
- What it's about
The Supreme Court ruled that the prosecution violated a defendant's due process rights by failing to disclose another person's confession to the crime. The Court clarified that withheld evidence does not need to explicitly rule out the defendant's participation to be considered favorable under Brady v. Maryland.
Question presented
Whether, where a defendant denies participating in a particular criminal act, another person"s confession stating that he and someone else committed the act"without mentioning the defendant"is favorable and material evidence under Brady v. Maryland?
- Case path
Supreme Court of Louisiana / Decision released Apr 3, 2023
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- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Mar 30, 2026
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