No. 23A63

Johnny Johnson v. David Vandergriff, Warden

Lower Court: Missouri
Docketed: 2023-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: A
Tags: brady-violation due-process-clause habeas-corpus impeachment-evidence prosecutorial-misconduct suppression-of-evidence
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the prosecution violated Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by withholding material impeachment evidence regarding the credibility and reliability of the State's expert witnesses at trial, on direct appeal, in post-conviction proceedings, and in habeas proceedings.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court's denial of a Brady claim alleging prosecutorial suppression of material impeachment evidence, without explanation or argument, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and warrants federal habeas review

Docket Entries

2023-08-01
Application (23A63) referred to the Court.
2023-08-01
Application (23A63) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2023-07-25
2023-07-24
Application (23A63) for stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

David Vandergriff
Gregory Michael GoodwinMissouri Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Johnny Johnson
Laurence Edward Komp — Petitioner