No. 25-7416October Term 2025Before Arguments
Ernest D. Suggs, Petitioner v. Florida
Ernest Suggs asks the Supreme Court to review a Florida Supreme Court ruling that rejected his claim that prosecutors failed to disclose favorable evidence under Brady v.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
Ernest Suggs asks the Supreme Court to review a Florida Supreme Court ruling that rejected his claim that prosecutors failed to disclose favorable evidence under Brady v. Maryland. The petition centers on whether a defendant can be denied Brady relief because he could have found the evidence on his own, or whether the disclosure duty rests entirely with the government.
Question presented
Is there a “due diligence” burden on defendants expressly or impliedly included in this Court’s holding in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), U.S. v. Agurs, 427 U.S. 97 (1976) or Banks v. Dretke, 540 U.S. 668 (2004), or does the burden of compliance with those holdings fall totally on the government?
- Case path
Supreme Court of Florida / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
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