Opinion ID: 613237
Heading Depth: 6
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Jailhouse Informant Evidence

Text: Jalowiec contends that the prosecution revealed only after trial that Detective Leiby had arranged for the placement of snitches, including Danny Smith, in his pre-trial cell in a vain attempt to procure admissions. He contends that he made no incriminating statements and that he should have been able to use this information at trial to discredit the prosecution. This theory of relief was not asserted in Jalowiec's petition either, but only in his traverse. It was not addressed by the district court and is not properly before us. See Tyler, 416 F.3d at 504. The claim is patently meritless in any event because Jalowiec has offered no rationale whereby his asserted silence or failure to make an incriminating statement could be deemed exculpatory evidence that the prosecution was obliged to disclose under Brady.