United States Sixth Circuit

Dismissal of a habeas petition in a murder case is reversed and the petition for habeas relief granted where the district court erred in denying relief on petitioner's claim that the prosecution withheld material impeachment information regarding a witness in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963).

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2006
• Published 08/25/2006

Judges

• Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge;  MARTIN, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, COOK, McKEAGUE, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Gretchen L. Swift, Federal Public Defender's Office, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Joseph F. Whalen III, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Gretchen L. Swift, Jude T. Lenahan, Federal Public Defender's Office, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Joseph F. Whalen III, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.