United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging a conviction for first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder is affirmed where an unavailable declarant's statements to his attorney were not "testimonial" under Crawford, and were properly admitted into evidence at defendant's trial. (Amended)

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/07/2006
• Decided 04/27/2006
• Published 04/27/2006

Judges

• DAVID R. THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge., Before THOMPSON, T.G. NELSON, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Zugman, San Diego, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott C. Taylor, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, CA, for the respondent-appellee.