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Pyle v. Kansas

Pyle v. Kansas, 317 U.S. 213 (1942)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1942
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Allegations that a conviction rested on perjured testimony knowingly used and on the deliberate suppression of favourable evidence sufficiently state a due-process violation warranting habeas relief.

Area of Law

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