United States Eleventh Circuit

In a habeas petition challenging petitioner's convictions for money laundering, bribery, and unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior, the denial of the petition is reversed where: 1) the trial court's failure to permit cross-examination of a witness's motive for changing his testimony deprived petitioner of a full opportunity to probe and expose the witness's testimonial infirmities; and 2) it was reasonable to infer that, had petitioner been able to cross-examine the witness fully, the witness's credibility could have been completely eviscerated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/09/2010
• Published 06/09/2010

Judges

• BARZILAY, Judge:, Before TJOFLAT and BARKETT, Circuit Judges, and BARZILAY, Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel