Smith v. Cain

Smith v. Cain
Full case nameSmith v. Cain
Citations565 U.S. 73 (more)
Case opinions
MajorityRoberts, joined by Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
DissentThomas
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Smith v. Cain, 565 U.S. 73, 132 S. Ct. 627 (2012), is a United States Supreme Court decision clarifying the Brady v. Maryland standard for criminal discovery. Joshua Dressler has called Smith v. Cain the "most recent pronouncement on the discovery issue."