United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's convictions for various crimes including sexual assault with the use of a deadly weapon and first degree kidnapping, is reversed and remanded, as the district court erred in concluding that the state court determination that the exclusion of the police witness testimony did not constitute a violation of defendant's well established right to present a complete defense, and the Nevada Supreme Court decision holding otherwise was an unreasonable application of clearly established U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/06/2012
• Published 08/06/2012

Judges

• Reinhardt

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel