Connick v. Thompson
Case Date: 03/29/2011
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Connick v. Thompson was a case decided by United States Supreme Court on March 29, 2011. The case considered whether a prosecutor's office can be held liable for a single Brady violation by one of its members on the theory that the office provided inadequate training. In a 5-4 decision split along ideological lines,[1] The Supreme Court found for the appellant, Harry Connick, Sr., and ruled that the prosecutor's office is not liable, overturning a $14 million jury award to the respondent, Thompson.[2]
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