diff -r 048381e58162 Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst	Mon May 05 07:34:56 2014 -0700
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst	Mon May 05 10:16:20 2014 -0500
@@ -337,6 +337,21 @@
 reason is a problem with the current implementation --- this restriction may be
 lifted in the future).
 
+The return value of a function is determined by the last :keyword:`return`
+statement executed.  Since the :keyword:`finally` clause always executes (even
+after a successful :keyword:`return` statement in the :keyword:`try` suite),
+a :keyword:`return` statement executed in the :keyword:`finally` clause will
+always "win"::
+
+   >>> def foo():
+   ...     try:
+   ...         return 'try'
+   ...     finally:
+   ...         return 'finally'
+   ...
+   >>> foo()
+   'finally'
+
 Additional information on exceptions can be found in section :ref:`exceptions`,
 and information on using the :keyword:`raise` statement to generate exceptions
 may be found in section :ref:`raise`.