Kyles v. Whitley
| Kyles v. Whitley | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 7, 1994 Decided April 19, 1995 | |
| Full case name | Curtis Lee Kyles, Petitioner v. John P. Whitley, Warden |
| Citations | 514 U.S. 419 (more) 115 S. Ct. 1555; 131 L. Ed. 2d 490; 1995 U.S. LEXIS 2845; 63 U.S.L.W. 4303; 95 Cal. Daily Op. Service 2841; 95 Daily Journal DAR 4952; 8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 686 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 5 F.3d 806 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. granted, 511 U.S. 1051 (1994). |
| Subsequent | Remanded, 54 F.3d 243 (5th Cir. 1995). |
| Holding | |
| A prosecutor has an affirmative duty to disclose evidence favorable to a defendant. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Souter, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Dissent | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, Kennedy, Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 (1995), is a United States Supreme Court case that held that a prosecutor has an affirmative duty to disclose evidence favorable to a defendant pursuant to Brady v. Maryland and United States v. Bagley.