United States Second Circuit

In a dispute arising from a petition for habeas relief, judgment of the district court granting relief is reversed, where state court did not unreasonably apply a clearly establish federal law when it determined that petitioner's Confrontation rights were not violated when the trial court precluded defense counsel from cross-examining a witness about a document that contained multiple hearsay.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2011
• Published 05/17/2011

Judges

• LYNCH

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• VICTOR BARALL, WILLIAM B. CARNEY