No. 25A494
Tags: brady-violation capital-murder due-process prosecutorial-misconduct trial-fairness witness-cooperation
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the prosecution's concealment of a cooperation agreement promising a 35-year sentence to the key witness against petitioner, combined with false statements to the court regarding that witness's prior criminal history, violated Brady v. Maryland and Napue v. Illinois, and whether petitioner is entitled to a new trial or resentencing based on this prosecutorial misconduct.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the prosecution's intentional concealment of a cooperation agreement with a key witness constitutes a Brady violation that undermines the fundamental fairness of a capital murder trial
Docket Entries
2025-11-13
Application (25A494) referred to the Court.
2025-11-13
Application (25A494) 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.
Justice Jackson would grant the application for stay of execution of sentence of death.
Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this application and this petition.
2025-11-11
Reply of Tremane Wood in support of application submitted.
2025-11-11
Reply of applicant Tremane Wood filed.
2025-11-07
Response of State of Oklahoma to application submitted.
2025-11-07
Response to application from respondent State of Oklahoma filed.
2025-10-30
Application (25A494) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. (Justice Gorsuch is recused).
Attorneys
State of Oklahoma
Christina Ann Burns — Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Tremane Wood