Brief filed: 08/19/2011
Documents
Smith v. Cain
United States Supreme Court; Case No. 10-8145
Argument(s)
The Louisiana Supreme Court erred in failing to grant post-conviction relief where the prosecution suppressed a clutch of exculpatory and impeachment evidence and the confession of another suspect where the petitioner’s conviction hung on a single eyewitness and there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. The cumulative effect of the Brady/Napue/Giglio violations sufficiently undermine confidence in the jury’s verdict as to warrant a new trial.
Author(s)
Daryl Joseffer and Adam Conrad, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.