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UNITED STATES v. RUIZ

No. 01-595.

536 U.S. 622 (2002)

122 S.Ct. 2450

153 L.Ed.2d 586

UNITED STATES v. RUIZ

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 24, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Olson argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Chertoff, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, Irving L. Gornstein, and Jonathan L. Marcus.

Steven F. Hubachek, by appointment of the Court, 534 U.S. 1126, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Benjamin L. Coleman.*

Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, p. 633.

Justice Breyer, delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we primarily consider whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments require federal prosecutors, before entering into a binding plea agreement with a criminal defendant, to disclose "impeachment information relating to any informants or other witnesses." App. to Pet. for Cert. 46a. We hold that the Constitution does not require that disclosure.

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