Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Vasquez v. Office of Personnel Management

Vasquez v. Off. of Pers. Mgmt., 521 U.S. 1122 (1997)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1997-06-27
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • argument error with regard to parole not preserved by requesting jury charge on parole issue
  • a general objection is not sufficient to apprise trial court of complaint urged and thus preserves nothing for review
  • Due process prohibits prosecutors from presenting testimony that any member of the prosecution team, including investigating and prosecutorial personnel, knows to be false
  • standard of harm more onerous on the defendant
  • Georgia habeas court applied Brecht

Citator

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C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.