United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging a conviction and life sentence for murder, burglary, and robbery is reversed where admission of statements made by defendant's girlfriend, who later became his wife, violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment and the error was not harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/18/2006
• Published 04/18/2006

Judges

• Before:  CLAY and COOK, Circuit Judges;  OLIVER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Chad A. Readler, Jones Day, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Ian G. Sonego, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Chad A. Readler, Marc A. Fulkert, Jones Day, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Ian G. Sonego, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.  Gerald L. Gulley, Jr., Gulley Oldham, PLLC, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Amicus Curiae.