U.S. v. Agurs, No. 75-491 (U.S. Supreme Court) (427 U.S. 97; 96 S.Ct. 2392) (June 24, 1976) (Justice Stevens)
The defendant in this case, Linda Agurs, was accused of second-degree murder after she repeatedly stabbed James Sewell in a cheap motel room, following a sexual liason with him. The issue before the Supreme Court was whether the prosecutor's failure to provide defense counsel with certain background information about Sewell, …
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