NACDL - Turner v. United States; Overton v. United States

Turner v. United States; Overton v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners.

Turner v. United States; Overton v. United States

Case Details

Case No.: 15-1503 & 15-1504
Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court

Key Topics in the Case

White Collar | Brady and Exculpatory Evidence | Suppressed Evidence | Defense Narrative

Documents

Turner-v-United-States;-Overton-v-United-States-Amicus.pdf

Prior Decision

Case below Turner, 116 A.3d 894 (D.C. Cir. June 11, 2015).

Argument(s)

The strength and completeness of a criminal defendant's narrative is critical to his success at trial. Defense counsel would have crafted a compelling common narrative to rebut the prosecution's case with the evidence suppressed here. The prosecution's Brady violations forced defendants to adopt strategies that supported the prosecution's narrative.

Author(s)

Jeffrey T. Green & Milton P. Wilkins, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; David Porter, NACDL, Washington, DC; Sarah O'Rourke Schrup, Northwestern Supreme Court Practicum, Chicago, IL.