Jardine v. DITTMANN

Jamie Jardine, imprisoned in Wisconsin for sexual assault and attempted homicide, appeals the dismissal of his petition .for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Although the district court dismissed the petition summarily, it granted Jardine a certificate of' appealability to pursue his claim that, at trial, Wisconsin officials withheld from him material, exculpatory evidence in violation of his Due Process rights. See Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). We affirm. In doing so, we acknowledge that Jardine’s criminal case featured police misconduct.…