United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of habeas corpus relief is reversed where a hearsay statement introduced at trial in violation of the Supreme Court's holding in Lilly v. Virginia, 527 U.S. 116 (1999), violated petitioner's right to confrontation under the Sixth Amendment, and the error was not harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/04/2006
• Published 10/04/2006

Judges

• Before DAUGHTREY and COLE, Circuit Judges;  BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jill E. Stone, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Gregory T. Hartke, Office of the Attorney General of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Jill E. Stone, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Gregory T. Hartke, Office of the Attorney General of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.