Wardius v. Oregon, No. 71-6042 (U.S. Supreme Court) (412 U.S. 470; 93 S.Ct. 2208) (June 11, 1973) (Justice Marshall)
In this case, dealing with pre-trial discovery, Oregon prevented a criminal defendant from introducing any evidence to support his alibi defense as a sanction for his failure to comply with a notice-of-alibi rule which, on its face, made no provision for reciprocal discovery.
The Supreme Court reversed the conviction, holding ...
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