In the case of Maddox v. Montgomery, the defendant had been convicted of rape. He appealed and alleged that the prosecution had withheld material evidence from the defense. He filed a habeas corpus petition with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The court interpreted the Brady doctrine as it applied to his case. The Brady doctrine deals with the prosecution withholding evidence favorable to the defense. In that case, the court enumerated situations in which the Brady doctrine applies. The court decided that:

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Option D is the correct answer as it accurately summarizes the requirement for a defendant to prevail on a claim under the Brady doctrine. In order to succeed under Brady, the defendant must show that the prosecution suppressed evidence that was favorable to the defendant, that the exculpatory information was material, and that it was suppressed by the prosecution. The materiality requirement means that there is a reasonable probability that, had the evidence been disclosed to the defense, the result of the proceeding would have been different. Option A is incorrect because the mere suppression of favorable evidence is not enough to establish a Brady violation. Option B is incorrect because the Brady doctrine applies even in situations where there was no specific defense request for the evidence. Option C is incorrect because the suppression of immaterial evidence does not violate the defendant's due process rights under the Brady doctrine.

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