Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (1984) Cited 159,597 times 179 Legal AnalysesHolding that to establish ineffective assistance prejudice a petitioner "must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different," and " reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome"
Strickler v. Greene
527 U.S. 263 (1999) Cited 6,416 times 20 Legal AnalysesHolding that a newspaper article detailing that a witness had been interviewed by the police did not suffice to put a defendant's lawyer on notice that records and evidence concerning the witness existed and had been suppressed
Kyles v. Whitley
514 U.S. 419 (1995) Cited 7,299 times 36 Legal AnalysesHolding the State's disclosure obligation turns on the cumulative effect of all suppressed evidence favorable to the defense
Brady v. Maryland
373 U.S. 83 (1963) Cited 43,843 times 133 Legal AnalysesHolding that the prosecution violates due process when it suppresses material, favorable evidence
Neder v. United States
527 U.S. 1 (1999) Cited 4,973 times 31 Legal AnalysesHolding that the failure to submit an uncontested element of an offense to a jury may be harmless
United States v. Bagley
473 U.S. 667 (1985) Cited 9,471 times 34 Legal AnalysesHolding that there was a Brady violation when federal prosecutors withheld evidence of inducements made to witnesses to encourage them to testify against the defendant
Giglio v. United States
405 U.S. 150 (1972) Cited 12,337 times 29 Legal AnalysesHolding that prosecution must disclose all information or material that may be used to impeach the credibility of prosecution witnesses where witness's credibility is "an important issue in the case"
United States v. Salerno
505 U.S. 317 (1992) Cited 184 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that former testimony may not be introduced under Rule 804(b) without a showing of “similar motive”
U.S. v. Payne
63 F.3d 1200 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 328 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that failure to disclose affidavit that was available in a public court records was suppressed within the meaning of Brady because there was "no indication that Payne's counsel was aware of facts that would have required him to discover the affidavit through his own diligent investigation"
U.S. v. Chapman
524 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 143 timesHolding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing an indictment with prejudice where the prosecutor showed “reckless disregard for the prosecution's constitutional obligations”
Rule 403 - Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons
Fed. R. Evid. 403 Cited 22,687 times 81 Legal AnalysesAdopting a similar standard, but requiring the probative value to be "substantially outweighed" by these risks
Rule 804 - Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay-When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness
Fed. R. Evid. 804 Cited 3,973 times 32 Legal AnalysesRecognizing an exception to the hearsay exclusionary rule when the party against whom the statement is offered has engaged in wrongdoing which procures the unavailability of the declarant
Section 1031 - Exchange of real property held for productive use or investment
26 U.S.C. § 1031 Cited 731 times 78 Legal AnalysesProviding for the nonrecognition of gain from exchanges of investment property for other investment property of like kind
Rule 17 - Parties Plaintiff and Defendant: Capacity
Mass. R. Civ. P. 17 Cited 87 times(a) Real Party in Interest. Except for any action brought under General Laws, chapter 152, section 15, every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest. A personal representative, guardian, conservator, bailee, trustee of an express trust, a party with whom or in whose name a contract has been made for the benefit of another, or a party authorized by statute may sue in his own name without joining with him the party for whose benefit the action is brought; and when a statute