Supreme Court of the United States
Cone v. Bell
This writing
- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- April 28, 2009
- Case
- Cone v. Bell
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. The right to a fair trial, guaranteed to state criminal defendants by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, imposes on States certain duties consistent with their sovereign obligation to ensure “that ‘justice shall be done’” in all criminal prosecutions. United States v. Agurs, 427 U. S. 97, 111 (1976) (quoting Berger v…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | April 28, 2009 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | April 28, 2009 |
| Concurrence in part | Not attributed | April 28, 2009 |