United States Fifth Circuit

Where defendant's confrontation rights under the Fifth Amendment were thwarted because of a lack of a meaningful opportunity to cross-examine the witness, hearsay statements are inadmissible absent a waiver.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/15/2001
• Published 01/16/2001

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter J. Black (argued), Shreveport, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Madeleine Mary Slaughter, George Daniel Ross (argued), Monroe, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.