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In ''Banks v. Dretke'', 124 S. Ct. 1256 (2004), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] reversed a denial of a petition for [[habeas corpus]] because the defendants suffered from the concealment of exculpatory [[Brady material]] and perjured testimony by government witnesses, and sought relief on that basis.   

In '''''Banks v. Dretke''''', 124 S. Ct. 1256 (2004), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] reversed a denial of a petition for [[habeas corpus]] because the [[defendant]]s suffered from the concealment of exculpatory [[Brady material]] and [[perjury|perjured]] testimony by government witnesses, and sought relief on that basis.   

The Court reiterated its holding in ''[[Kyles v. Whitley]]'' that “the materiality standard for Brady claims is met when ‘the favorable evidence could reasonably be taken to put the whole case in such a different light as to undermine confidence in the verdict.’”  Id. at 1276 (quoting Kyles, 514 U.S. 419, 435 (1995)).  “‘A defendant need not demonstrate that after discounting the inculpatory evidence in light of the undisclosed evidence, there would not have been enough left to convict.’”  124 S. Ct. at 1276 (quoting Kyles, 514 U.S. at 434-435).  

The Court reiterated its holding in ''[[Kyles v. Whitley]]'' that “the materiality standard for Brady claims is met when ‘the favorable evidence could reasonably be taken to put the whole case in such a different light as to undermine confidence in the verdict.’”  Id. at 1276 (quoting Kyles, 514 U.S. 419, 435 (1995)).  “‘A defendant need not demonstrate that after discounting the inculpatory evidence in light of the undisclosed evidence, there would not have been enough left to convict.’”  124 S. Ct. at 1276 (quoting Kyles, 514 U.S. at 434-435).

[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]

[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]