U.S. v. Armstrong, No. 95-157 (U.S. Supreme Court) (517 U.S. 456; 116 S.Ct. 1480) (May 13, 1996) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case, the Supreme Court settled a dispute among the Circuits by holding that criminal defendants bringing selective prosecution claims must show that similarly situated individuals were not prosecuted, in order to obtain discovery in support of their claim. (Id., at 468-69). The decision reversed a Ninth Circuit ruling ...
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