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Mitchell, Warden v. Stumpf

U.S.
Jan 7, 2005
543 U.S. 1042 (2005)

Summary

holding that a prosecutor's argument at the first defendant's trial that it was the first defendant who shot the victims and then the use of a jailhouse informant's testimony at a second defendant's trial that it was the second defendant who fired the deadly shots violated due process because it rendered the convictions unreliable

Summary of this case from State v. Pearce

Opinion

No. 04-637.

January 7, 2005.


Certiotari Granted

C.A. 6th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted.

Reported below: 367 F. 3d 594.


Summaries of

Mitchell, Warden v. Stumpf

U.S.
Jan 7, 2005
543 U.S. 1042 (2005)

holding that a prosecutor's argument at the first defendant's trial that it was the first defendant who shot the victims and then the use of a jailhouse informant's testimony at a second defendant's trial that it was the second defendant who fired the deadly shots violated due process because it rendered the convictions unreliable

Summary of this case from State v. Pearce
Case details for

Mitchell, Warden v. Stumpf

Case Details

Full title:MITCHELL, WARDEN v. STUMPF

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jan 7, 2005

Citations

543 U.S. 1042 (2005)
125 S. Ct. 824

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