CJUS 520DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PAPER: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM IN ITS ENVIRONMENT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW
Since 1963, a series of United States Supreme Court case decisions have
clarified that in criminal cases, prosecutors must disclose to the defense
evidence favorable to the defendant. This includes information that may be
used to impeach the credibility of government witnesses, including law
enforcement officers. These decisions mean that police officers who have
documented histories of lying in official matters are liabilities to their agencies,
and these histories may render them unable to testify credibly. INSTRUCTIONS
Write a professional memorandum summarizing the main issues that are
involved in the following United States Supreme Court cases. Brady v.
Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963); Giglio v. United States, 405 U. S. 150 (1972);
United States v. Agurs, 427 U. S. 97 (1976)2.5-3 pages (double spaced)
excluding the reference page. Current APA format. 3 peer-reviewed
sources.Acceptable sources (course textbooks, academic books, .gov
websites, peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last 5-10 years
only). This assignment requires that students follow a template. Students must
review and follow the template carefully. Note: Your assignment will be
checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
CJUS 520DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PAPER:THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM IN ITS ENVIRONMENT ASSIGNMENT
INSTRUCTIONSOVERVIEWSince 1963, a series of United States Supreme
Court case decisions have clarified that in criminal cases, prosecutors must
disclose to the defense evidence favorable to the defendant. This includes
information that may be used to impeach the credibility of government
witnesses, including law enforcement officers. These decisions mean that
police officers who have documented histories of lying in official matters are
liabilities to their agencies, and these histories may render them unable to
testify credibly. INSTRUCTIONSWrite a professional memorandum summarizing
the main issues that are involved in the following United States Supreme
Court cases.Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963); Giglio v. United States,
405 U. S. 150 (1972); United States v. Agurs, 427 U. S. 97 (1976)2.5-3
pages (double spaced) excluding the reference page. Current APA format. 3
peer-reviewed sources.Acceptable sources (course textbooks, academic
books, .gov websites, peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last
5-10 years only). This assignment requires that students follow a template.
Students must review and follow the template carefully.Note: Your assignment
will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Disciplinary Research Paper: The Criminal Justice System In Its
EnvironmentNameLiberty UniversityCJUS 520Instructor NameDate
1Memorandum-Part 1 To: Recipient From: Your Name Main Issues
Brady v. Maryland U.S. 83 (1963) Start text here ...double spaced – do not
indent the paragraph; cite and reference. Main Issues Giglio v. United States
U.S. 150 (1972)Start text here ... double spaced – do not indent the
paragraph; cite and reference. Main Issues United States v. Agurs U.S 97
(1976)Start text here ... double spaced – do not indent the paragraph; cite and
reference.
2References
MEMO
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Memorandum
Student Name
Professor Name
Institute Name
Course Name
Date
MEMO
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MEMO
To: Recipient Name
Date: dd/mm/yyyy
From: Sender Name
Subject: Issues in the US Supreme Court Cases
This memorandum is written to discuss the main issues in the U.S. Supreme Court
Cases. Some important cases are used as examples to discuss these issues.
Brady v. Maryland U.S. 83 (1963)
Concerning the case of Brady v. Maryland U.S. 83 (1963), this case is essential as in
this case, the U.S. Supreme Court has established that the government must turn over
any evidence that can discharge a criminal defendant. In the first degree, Brady and
Boblit were found guilty of murder. However, Brady said that he participated in the
preceding robbery, but he was not involved in the murder. Both Brady and Boblit
received the death penalty, but after the trials, Brady learned Boblit had confessed to
the murder, but there was the requirement for the evidence from Brady's trial.
In the judges' 7-2 decision, the judges concluded that the confession could not
discharge Brady; therefore, they considered his remand to be the only option for
reconsidering his punishment. This decision is considered one of the most important
decisions in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. It presents that decisions taken in
the criminal procedure help to ensure that all criminal trials are fair. The attorney of
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Brady requested to get access to all the statements made to the police by the
accomplice. Some of the statements were provided to the attorney.
The suppression of confession made by Boblit has violated the rights of Brady to due
the process under the 14th amendment. The case of Brady was sent back to reconsider
sentencing, and he got the punishment of life imprisonment (Clafton, 2020).
Giglio v. United States U.S. 150 (1972)
Concerning the case of Giglio v. United States U.S. 150 (1972), in this case, Giglio
was found convicted of passing the forged money orders. The respondent had made
an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals, and his appeal was pending for Second Circuit.
The counsel of Giglio found new evidence that indicated that the prosecution has
failed to bring out that it has promised a key witness susceptibility from the legal
action in dealings for the evidence against Giglio.
The Supreme Court identified that the evidence of agreement is valid or relevant to
enhance the credibility of the witness. The case rested on the testimony of the witness,
and the original trial had violated the due process. Giglio was then entitled to the new
trial, and some of the judges did not appear in the new trial. In this case, the
prosecution has been failed to inform the jury regarding a witness who was promised
not to be defended in exchange for his evidence. The case showed the failure of the
Prosecution to fulfill the duty to present all the required evidence in front of the
judges or jury (Kovac, 2020).
United States v. Agurs U.S. 97 (1976)
Concerning the case of the United States v. Agurs U.S. 97 (1976), the prosecutor did
not give any information regarding the defendant's victim, who has an extensive
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criminal record. The information and claims made in this case can bolstered the self-
defense argument as well as wanted a new trial.
In this case, after the three months when Agrus had remained convicted for 2nd-
degree murder in the U.S. jury trial. The failure of the prosecutor to provide evidence
to the defense did not withhold the respondent from a fair trial. The case concluded
that the proper standard of evidence or materials should reflect our overrule concern
with the justice of the finding of guilt (Miller, 2019).
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References
Clafton, R. E. (2020). A Material Change to Brady: Rethinking Brady v. Maryland,
Materiality, and Criminal Discovery. J. Crim. L. & Criminology, 110, 307.
Kovac, M. C. (2020). The role of the public prosecutor in the United States. Revista
Acadêmica Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Ceará, 12(1), 253-263.
Miller, C. (2019). The right to evidence of innocence before pleading guilty. UC
Davis L. Rev., 53, 271.
Outline
Memorandum
1. Memo
a) To
b) From
c) Date
d) Subject
2. Case 1
3. Case 2
4. Case 3
5. References
