Alvarez-Valencia, Jorge v. Tegels, Lizzie

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN JORGE ALVAREZ-VALENCIA, Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER v. 16-cv-816-wmc LIZZIE TEGELS, Respondent. State inmate Jorge Alvarez-Valencia has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state court conviction for one count of kidnapping. Petitioner contends that the state trial court violated his rights under Crawford v. Washington,

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(2004), when it allowed the state to introduce statements made by the victim to a sexual assault nurse examiner. Under the Antiterrorism…