Napue v. Illinois
1959 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the knowing use of false testimony by a prosecutor in a criminal case violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, even if the testimony affects only the credibility of the witness and does not directly relate to the innocence or guilt of the defendant.
Quick Facts Napue v. Illinois, Argued April 30, 1959 Decided June 15, 1959 ...
Napue v. Illinois | |
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Argued April 30, 1959 Decided June 15, 1959 | |
Full case name | Henry Napue, Petitioner, v. Illinois |
Citations | 360 U.S. 264 (more) 79 S. Ct. 1173; 3 L. Ed. 2d 1217; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 811 |
Case history | |
Prior | Petition for post-conviction relief denied (Criminal Court of Cook County, Illinois). Affirmed sub nom. Napue v. People, 13 Ill. 2d 566, 150 N. E. 2d 613 (1958). |
Holding | |
The knowing use of false testimony by a prosecutor in a criminal case, including testimony affecting only the credibility of a witness and which does not directly touch on the innocence or guilt of a defendant, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Warren, joined by unanimous |
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