United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where the trial court did not violate the plaintiff's rights under the Confrontation Clause when it admitted the victim's out-of-court statements and excluded cross-examination related to victim's allegation of sexual abuse against plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/05/2008
• Decided 02/23/2009
• Published 02/23/2009

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Markfield, Attorney (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric M. Levin, Attorney (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.