Ring v. United States
| Decision Date | 11 November 1974 |
| Docket Number | No. 73-6969,73-6969 |
| Citation | 419 U.S. 18,95 S.Ct. 164,42 L.Ed.2d 29 |
| Parties | Ross Douglas RING v. UNITED STATES |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
Defendant was convicted before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida of conspiracy to import cocaine, and he appealed. The Court of Appeals, 491 F.2d 1271, summarily affirmed and subsequently denied defendant's motion for rehearing, 495 F.2d 1372. Defendant petitioned for writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court held that where Government's chief witness testified that no promises had been made to her with respect to three counts of an indictment that had been returned against her involving the same events for which defendant stood trial, during summation defense counsel indicated that two counts against the witness had been dropped in return for her testifying and the prosecution summarily denied such fact but as case came to the Court the Solicitor General stated that the government records indicated that such an agreement had been entered into, the Court would not initially decide whether the Government had failed to make any required disclosures but would vacate the judgment of Court of Appeals and remand.
Petition granted; judgment of Court of Appeals vacated and case remanded.
Petitioner was convicted on one count of conspiracy to improt cocaine in violation of 84 Stat. 1260, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and 84 Stat. 1285, 21 U.S.C. § 952(a). At trial, the Government's chief witness against petitioner testified on direct examination by the Assistant United States Attorney that no promises had been made to her with respect to three counts of an indictment that had been returned against her involving the same events for which petitioner stands convicted. At the time this witness testified, she had pleaded guilty to one count of that indictment, a fact which she acknowledged. On cross-examination, she repeated her statement to the effect that no promises had been made to her. During summation, petitioner's counsel indicated that the two other counts against the witness had been dropped in return for her cooperation and testimony in petitioner's case. The Assistant United States Attorney, in her summation, stated categorically that the two other counts had not in fact been dropped. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, 491 F.2d 1271.
As the case comes to this Court, the Solicitor General states that the records of the United States Attorney in whose district the case was tried indicate that the dame...
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