United States Tenth Circuit

The state did not make a reasonable effort to locate a key witness in petitioner's first degree murder trial, and petitioner's conviction was obtained in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/18/2003
• Published 03/18/2003

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge., Before HENRY, McKAY and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Chanda Feldkamp and Sherri L. Schuck, Legal Interns, (Jeffrey A. Wells, Legal Intern, Matt Wilson, Legal Intern, and John J. Francis, Supervising Attorney, with them on the briefs), Washburn Law Clinic, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KS, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jared S. Maag, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Litigation Division, Office of the Kansas Attorney General, Topeka, KS, for Respondents-Appellees.