United States Ninth Circuit

Because statements, made by the shooter in a murder conspiracy, were reliable and crucial to defendant's defense, it was error to exclude them, and defendant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus was granted.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2000
• Decided 02/27/2002
• Published 02/27/2002

Judges

• D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge., Before:  D.W. NELSON, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Dirks, Sacramento, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Valerie A. Baker, Deputy Attorney General, State of California, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondents-appellees.