NICHOLS v. WIERSMA

No. 22-3059.

108 F.4th 545 (2024)

Karl W. NICHOLS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lance WIERSMA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 16, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Jurek, Attorney, Law Office of Anthony Jurek, Madison, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Lisa E. F. Kumfer, Attorney, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Hamilton, Brennan, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Petitioner-appellant Karl Nichols was convicted in a Wisconsin state court of first-degree sexual assault and sentenced to five years of probation. He appeals the denial of his federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging that conviction. Nichols contends the prosecution failed to preserve exculpatory evidence...

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