Issues involved in the Supreme Court Cases of the United States

This article discusses the main issues involved in three Supreme Court cases of the United States: Brady v. Maryland, Giglio v. the United States, and United States v. Agurs. It explores the admissibility of evidence, the failure to disclose witnesses, and the inconsistent report of a self-defense claim.

Issues involved in the
Supreme Court Cases of the
United States

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Table of Contents
Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)......................................................................................................2
Giglio v. the United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972).........................................................................................2
United States v. Agurs, 427 U.S. 97 (1976).................................................................................................2
References...................................................................................................................................................3

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Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)
After reviewing this United States Supreme Court Case, it is seen that the main issue occured in
this case was the admissibility of the evidence that created a delay in judging (Grossman, 2016).
The issue aroused because the petitioner claimed that his companion did the murder, and he was
not involved in the whole scenario. In order to prove that the practitioner provided sufficient
evidence, but it did not convinced the judge to accept it. The judge faced problems in accepting
the proof because the evidence was not so appropriate and convincing for that situation (Crump,
2016). Thus with the help of jury members, the judge solved the issue and gave death penalty to
the actual murderer.
Giglio v. the United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972)
In this United States Supreme Court case, the main problem faced by the government was
discovering the evidence that was used for solving this case. In addition, they had also failed to
disclose their key witnesses who can help them to turn the results into their favour (Key et al.,
2018). The issue had generated because some of the government authorities have failed to inform
their associates and superiors regarding the inattentive duty of prosecution. For this reason, the
government does not kept its promise of providing witnesses for the case.
United States v. Agurs, 427 U.S. 97 (1976)
The main issues that have been summarized from this Supreme Court Case were the inconsistent
report of the self-defence claim and the stabbing nature of the authority (Wall, 2016). After
reviewing the case, it is noticed that the suspected criminal was repeatedly stabbed by the
authority before the completing of the case. The alleged criminal had a past criminal record, and
due to this reason, he had stabbed by the administration. Presence of such an illegal approach
created an issue for the judge for making the judgment by taking the correct decision.

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References
Crump, D., (2016). Brady v. Maryland, Attorney Discipline, and Materiality: Failed
Investigations, Long-Chain Evidence, and Beyond. Hofstra L. Rev., 45, 515.
Grossman, J. M., (2016). Getting Brady Right: Why Extending Brady vs Maryland's Right to
Plea Negotiations Better Protects a Defendant's Constitutional Rights in the Modern
Legal Era. BYU L. Rev., 1525.
Key, K. N., Neuschatz, J. S., Bornstein, B. H., Wetmore, S. A., Luecht, K. M., Dellapaolera, K.
S., & Quinlivan, D. S. (2018). Beliefs about secondary confession evidence: a survey of
laypeople and defence attorneys. Psychology, Crime & Law, 24(1), 1-13.
Wall, S., (2016). Waiving Goodbye: In Memory of the Reasonable-Doubt Standard. Hastings
Const. LQ, 44, 61.