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Brady v Maryland and Its Legacy
John Brady was 25 years old when he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He had bounced around from job to job and engaged in an affair with another man's wife, Nancy Boblit Magowan, and was dealing with the fact that she was pregnant with his child. On June 22, 1958, Brady gave Nancy a post-dated check for $35,000 and told her he would have that amount of money within the next two weeks.