Скачать или смотреть SCOTUS EXPLAINED: Supreme Court Addresses Irrelevant Sex Evidence in Brenda Andrew Case

The Supreme Court has vacated the judgment in Brenda Andrew’s murder conviction, sending her case back to a lower court for further review. Andrew was sentenced to death for her husband's murder, but she argued that her due process rights were violated because her trial included extensive and irrelevant evidence about her sex life and her character as a mother and wife. The Court emphasized that it is clearly established federal law that the Due Process Clause provides relief when evidence is "so unduly prejudicial" that it "renders the trial fundamentally unfair". The Tenth Circuit, a lower appellate court, had incorrectly decided that this was not "clearly established federal law". Now, the Tenth Circuit must re-evaluate whether the prejudicial sex evidence and other irrelevant testimony at Andrew's murder trial made it fundamentally unfair, both in the guilt and sentencing phases. This is a significant development in the Brenda Andrew murder case and highlights the importance of fair legal processes.

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