United States v. Agurs

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1976-06-24

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MR. Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. After a brief interlude in an inexpensive motel room, respondent repeatedly stabbed James Sewell, causing his death. She was convicted of second-degree murder. The question before us is whether the prosecutor’s failure *99 to provide defense counsel with certain background information about Sewell,…

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