Legal Opinion
Braithwaite v. Garceau
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 4, 2025No. 2:17-cv-01372Unknown
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN JOSHUA P. BRAITHWAITE, Petitioner, v. Case No. 17-CV-1372-SCD KEVIN GARCEAU, Warden, Columbia Correctional Institution, Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER Joshua Braithwaite was tried in Wisconsin state court for the murder, rape, and kidnapping of a young woman. After the close of evidence, Braithwaite moved for a mistrial because the jury had seen information—a folder carried by one of the prosecution’s witnesses—suggesting that Braithwaite was a convicted sex offender. The trial court denied the motion, Braithwaite was convicted of all…
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