Jason Andrew Simpson v. State of Florida & Jason Andrew Simpson v. Ricky D. Dixon

Summary

The court held that the State violated Brady by failing to disclose that a key prosecution witness had acted as a confidential informant against another witness in an unrelated case. Because the undisclosed impeachment evidence created a reasonable probability of a different result and undermined confidence in the murder convictions, the court reversed the denial of guilt-phase postconviction relief, vacated the convictions, and remanded for a new trial.