Smith v. Cain
United States Supreme Court
132 S.Ct. 627 (2012)
Relevant factsFree
The only witness linking Juan Smith (defendant) to a quintuple murder, Boatner, identified him at trial, but Smith later obtained a detective's notes showing that Boatner told police five days after the crime that he could not identify any of the perpetrators and would not know them if he saw them -- a statement never disclosed to the defense before trial.
IssueFree
Whether evidence is considered "material" in a criminal prosecution requiring disclosure to defense counsel if there is a reasonable probability that, had the evidence been disclosed, the result of the proceeding would have been different.