Last month I wrote about the cert petition in
Truvia v. Connick, the most recent in a series of cases from New Orleans on whether an exonerated
criminal defendant who spent years in prison after a prosecutor violated
the duty to disclose exculpatory evidence can recover for damages. You can read my original post
here.
I was hoping the Court would grant the petition and revise its view on the issue, but it was not to be. I found out today that the Court denied the petition a week ago. Here is a page where you can find
links to the documents in the case.
Thanks to Prof. Joan (Shaun) Shaughnessy (Washington & Lee) for the update.
Professor Bernabe
ReplyDeleteSCOTUS having already wrongfully backhanded John Thompson in 2011, it would have been a stretch had the high court sought now to undo that ruling. Sadly, it was never going to happen -- no matter the Op-ed appeals from the NY Times Editorial Board or the wistful hopes of others.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/how-to-force-prosecutors-to-play-fair.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region&_r=1