United States Sixth Circuit

Where police department and prosecutors suppressed material which was both exculpatory to defendant and useful for impeachment of government witnesses, and the basis for the claim was "reasonably unknown" to defendant's counsel at the time of direct appeal and state post-conviction review, habeas relief is proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/23/2002
• Published 05/23/2002

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• United States Sixth Circuit

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