Byrd v. Owen

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “[a]ny conviction resulting from false testimony knowingly used by the State is incompatible with this country’s standards of justice and justifies reversal”
• prosecution’s failure to disclose immunity agreement with its primary witness violated defendant’s due process rights and justified reversal
• discussing claim of uncorrected false testimony under federal constitutional standards

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