Jose Hernandez v. Massachusetts
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1, Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated where, in reviewing a defendant’s a Fourteenth Amendment Due Process violation claim under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and its progeny, based on the prosecution’s failure to disclose favorable evidence to a defendant facing trial, an appellate court applies a prejudice standard requiring a defendant seeking reversal of a conviction (1) to | demonstrate a substantial risk that the jury would have reached a different conclusion if | the undisclosed evidence had been admitted at trial; and (2) to demonstrate that the undisclosed evidence is relevant for reasons other than the impeachment of a witness. | | | | \ | il | \ i |