Ex Parte Clarence Lee Brandley, Applicant

Summary

The Court granted the applicant’s writ of habeas corpus, reversing his capital murder conviction and ordering his release, finding that the State’s investigative procedures were so impermissibly suggestive and that suppressed evidence violated his due‑process rights. The decision relied on the totality‑of‑the‑circumstances test for due‑process violations under Brady, Foster, Bagley and related precedents. Separate dissenting opinions argued the majority erred in granting relief, while a concurring opinion affirmed the majority’s approach.