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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
published_united_states_reports
precedential status
binding
decision or issuance date
1959-06-15
subsequent history
Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
negative treatment status
Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
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Napue v. Illinois

Holding used

Due process forbids a prosecutor from knowingly using false testimony or leaving known false testimony uncorrected, including false testimony bearing on a witness's credibility.

Material limitation

The case involved testimony the prosecutor knew was false and applies its reasonable-likelihood formulation. It should not be collapsed into every ordinary impeachment nondisclosure.

Official source and pinpoints

360 U.S. 264, 269–72 (1959): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-360/pdf/USREPORTS-360-264.pdf