United States Ninth Circuit

In an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying petitioner's application for habeas relief from his conviction for first degree murder, judgment is reversed where the admission of a non-testifying autopsy pathologist’s opinion into evidence was a violation of petitioner's Sixth Amendment right.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2011
• Published 12/12/2011

Judges

• NAVARRO

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tony F. Farmani, Teresa Torreblanca