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NAPUE v. ILLINOIS

No. 583.

360 U.S. 264 (1959)

79 S.Ct. 1173

3 L.Ed.2d 1217

NAPUE v. ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 15, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George N. Leighton argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

William C. Wines, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Latham Castle, Attorney General of Illinois, Raymond S. Sarnow and A. Zola Graves, Assistant Attorneys General.

[360 U.S. 265]
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

At the murder trial of petitioner the principal state witness, then serving a 199-year sentence for the same murder, testified in response to a question by the Assistant State's Attorney that he had received no promise of consideration in return for his testimony. The Assistant State's Attorney had in fact promised him consideration, but did nothing to correct the...

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