United States Third Circuit

Defendant's burglary conviction is reversed where the admission of prior testimony without a preliminary determination that the witnesses were unavailable for trial infringed on defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/24/2004
• Decided 09/22/2004
• Published 09/22/2004

Judges

• Before ROTH, AMBRO, and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christine H. Nooning (Argued), Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen A. Zappala, Jr., District Attorney, Michael W. Streily, Deputy District Attorney, Ronald M. Wabby, Jr. (Argued), Assistant District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.